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Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
Shadow Fish
The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.
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Can we take a more systematic approach to protecting endangered species from international trade?
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Scientists are creating custom microbiomes to clean up microplastics, restore trashed agricultural soil, and solve other environmental problems.
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From antiquity to modern times, Rome has been entangled with the wild animals who creep, slither, scurry, and nest among its pillars and palaces.
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From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.
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AI can help experts sift through datasets that are otherwise unmanageable, but the technology threatens to undermine other ways of knowing.
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Where does our water come from, how do the variations in its flow affect the ecosystems it feeds, and how can time-lapse photography help land managers understand and protect this valuable resource?
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Caddisfly cases from museum collections reveal that microplastics infiltrated “pristine” freshwater environments far earlier than suspected.