Where the Rivers Run Pink
Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and potentially fruitless—fight to beat back the invaders.
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Ghosts of the Everglades
Clinging to survival in shrinking swamps, ghost orchids are so elusive that their pollinators have remained unknown—until now. One team’s findings may help to save both the flower and its threatened home.
Spawning an Intervention
To help corals survive the myriad threats they currently face, an international team of scientists is mastering the art and science of raising coral babies.
A Grand Experiment on the Grasslands
A decades-long debate over protection of the lesser prairie-chicken could usher the Endangered Species Act into a new and very different era.
Life on the Rocks
To learn how life on Earth first began—and how it might evolve elsewhere in the universe—scientists are probing rocks deep beneath the ocean's surface.
The Lungs of the Planet
The Amazon rainforest faces myriad threats. But this iconic ecosystem—one of Earth's most important natural resources—may be more resilient than scientists ever expected.
Last Tree Standing
Since 2011, drought and pestilence have killed more than 100 million trees in California. What does that mean for the fate of the world’s largest tree, the giant sequoia?
Ghosts of the Everglades
Clinging to survival in shrinking swamps, ghost orchids are so elusive that their pollinators have remained unknown—until now. One team’s findings may help to save both the flower and its threatened home.
Spawning an Intervention
To help corals survive the myriad threats they currently face, an international team of scientists is mastering the art and science of raising coral babies.
A Grand Experiment on the Grasslands
A decades-long debate over protection of the lesser prairie-chicken could usher the Endangered Species Act into a new and very different era.
Life on the Rocks
To learn how life on Earth first began—and how it might evolve elsewhere in the universe—scientists are probing rocks deep beneath the ocean's surface.
The Lungs of the Planet
The Amazon rainforest faces myriad threats. But this iconic ecosystem—one of Earth's most important natural resources—may be more resilient than scientists ever expected.
Last Tree Standing
Since 2011, drought and pestilence have killed more than 100 million trees in California. What does that mean for the fate of the world’s largest tree, the giant sequoia?
