Beach Crashers
Risking it all, some orcas have taken their hunt onto the shore, and their strategy is catching on.
Coast
Latest in Coast
Betting on Conservation
As extinction rates climb, we have a responsibility—to our own species and to others—to work toward reversing the trend.
Sea Change
The Arctic Ocean is beginning to look and act more like the Atlantic. It's a shift that threatens to upend an entire food web built on frigid waters.
Boom and Busted
In trying to untangle a mysterious herring collapse from the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, scientists in Prince William Sound are revealing just how resilient—and unpredictable—marine ecosystems can be.
High Stakes in the High North
A remote island that harbored the world’s last mammoths is becoming a holdout for Arctic wildlife once again.
Fight or Forage
At the bottom of the Earth, this dauntless bird finds calories wherever it can.
Embracing Hope—and a Carbon Tax
To curb climate change, step one is imagining a sustainable future; step two is paying for it.
The Big Picture
A showcase of amazing creatures and gorgeous environments—some threatened, some thriving—from around the globe
Survival of the Smallest
When El Niño hits the Galápagos Islands, marine iguanas struggle to find enough food—then they undergo a remarkable transformation.
Model Island
New work in the Bahamas proves that economic prosperity and ecological health can go hand in hand.
Betting on Conservation
As extinction rates climb, we have a responsibility—to our own species and to others—to work toward reversing the trend.
Sea Change
The Arctic Ocean is beginning to look and act more like the Atlantic. It's a shift that threatens to upend an entire food web built on frigid waters.
Boom and Busted
In trying to untangle a mysterious herring collapse from the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, scientists in Prince William Sound are revealing just how resilient—and unpredictable—marine ecosystems can be.
High Stakes in the High North
A remote island that harbored the world’s last mammoths is becoming a holdout for Arctic wildlife once again.
Fight or Forage
At the bottom of the Earth, this dauntless bird finds calories wherever it can.
Embracing Hope—and a Carbon Tax
To curb climate change, step one is imagining a sustainable future; step two is paying for it.
The Big Picture
A showcase of amazing creatures and gorgeous environments—some threatened, some thriving—from around the globe
Survival of the Smallest
When El Niño hits the Galápagos Islands, marine iguanas struggle to find enough food—then they undergo a remarkable transformation.
Model Island
New work in the Bahamas proves that economic prosperity and ecological health can go hand in hand.