Salts of the Earth
Life can be fleeting in one of the world’s hottest and most tectonically active environments.
Freshwater
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A Colorful Cleanup
Living off the energy they extract from heavy metals, these bacteria create spectacular natural displays—and leave clean drinking water in their wake.
Colombia’s Rallying Cry
Can ecotourism mend a divided nation in the aftermath of war?
Conservation Meets Corrections
Prison sustainability programs can bring science to the sentenced and their findings to the world
Golden Eye
This rufous-eyed brook frog has a sparkle in its eye, thanks to a third eyelid strewn with flecks of gold.
Resurrecting the Riverkeepers
The dieoff is happening out of sight and out of mind. Reversing it will require scrappy scientists and unlikely allies.
The Big Picture
A showcase of amazing creatures and gorgeous environments—some threatened, some thriving—from around the globe
Troubled Waters
The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.
Tear Hunter
In one of nature’s more surprising interactions, a butterfly hunts crocodilian tears in search of life-sustaining salts.
The Ice Frog Cometh
Living at the extreme edge of its range, an alpine frog begins its breeding season with a march across a rather forbidding landscape.
A Colorful Cleanup
Living off the energy they extract from heavy metals, these bacteria create spectacular natural displays—and leave clean drinking water in their wake.
Colombia’s Rallying Cry
Can ecotourism mend a divided nation in the aftermath of war?
Conservation Meets Corrections
Prison sustainability programs can bring science to the sentenced and their findings to the world
Golden Eye
This rufous-eyed brook frog has a sparkle in its eye, thanks to a third eyelid strewn with flecks of gold.
Resurrecting the Riverkeepers
The dieoff is happening out of sight and out of mind. Reversing it will require scrappy scientists and unlikely allies.
The Big Picture
A showcase of amazing creatures and gorgeous environments—some threatened, some thriving—from around the globe
Troubled Waters
The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.
Tear Hunter
In one of nature’s more surprising interactions, a butterfly hunts crocodilian tears in search of life-sustaining salts.
The Ice Frog Cometh
Living at the extreme edge of its range, an alpine frog begins its breeding season with a march across a rather forbidding landscape.