Layers of Life
On a crowded coral reef, species often make their homes on top of one another (literally), living lives that are tightly intertwined both biologically and evolutionarily.
Habitat
Latest in Habitat
A Precarious Perch
Swallow-tailed kites have lost much of their habitat in the southeastern United States, but thanks to an unlikely ally, their numbers are beginning to climb.
Butterflies in the Storm
Battling rising seas and creeping asphalt, scientists race to save two endangered species.
Please Pass the Vole
Doting falcon fathers deliver meals to their young even after they’ve left the nest.
Connecting—and Protecting—the Dots
A new approach aims to help nature persist even as a city creeps outward.
Shark Haven
A lemon shark cruises through the submerged branches of a mangrove forest, oblivious to the many threats this critical habitat faces.
A Precarious Perch
Swallow-tailed kites have lost much of their habitat in the southeastern United States, but thanks to an unlikely ally, their numbers are beginning to climb.
Butterflies in the Storm
Battling rising seas and creeping asphalt, scientists race to save two endangered species.
Please Pass the Vole
Doting falcon fathers deliver meals to their young even after they’ve left the nest.
Connecting—and Protecting—the Dots
A new approach aims to help nature persist even as a city creeps outward.
Shark Haven
A lemon shark cruises through the submerged branches of a mangrove forest, oblivious to the many threats this critical habitat faces.