Singing Teachers for Honeyeaters
Scientists have saved the song of a critically endangered Australian bird by recruiting wild males to tutor zoo-born babies.
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How “Fire Fungi” Help Put Burnt Landscapes Back Together
Before plants and animals recolonize after a wildfire, fungi get to work.
The Bard and the Birds
The frilled collars of ruffs—and the birds’ elaborate mating rituals—are straight out of a Shakespearean drama.
The Rodent With a Desert on its Shoulders
In a refuge rarely visited by people, California’s giant kangaroo rat helps other species thrive.
The Ghosts of Conservation Past
A look back at the United States’ outsize influence on global conservation reveals why the latest funding cuts should come as no surprise.
In the Wake of the Storm
A scientist tracks how cuts to federal funding are reshaping coastal communities, research, and species management in Alaska.
The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
Lessons in Longevity
Pronghorn have survived even as the mammals they evolved alongside have perished. Can they weather the uncertain future of the Anthropocene?
The Rwandan City Where Wetlands Are Winning
To save its citizens from floods, Kigali is betting big on wetland restoration.
When Squirrels Meet the Delmar Divide
Segregation in St. Louis, Missouri, is shaping the genetics of the city’s eastern gray squirrels.
How “Fire Fungi” Help Put Burnt Landscapes Back Together
Before plants and animals recolonize after a wildfire, fungi get to work.
The Bard and the Birds
The frilled collars of ruffs—and the birds’ elaborate mating rituals—are straight out of a Shakespearean drama.
The Rodent With a Desert on its Shoulders
In a refuge rarely visited by people, California’s giant kangaroo rat helps other species thrive.
The Ghosts of Conservation Past
A look back at the United States’ outsize influence on global conservation reveals why the latest funding cuts should come as no surprise.
In the Wake of the Storm
A scientist tracks how cuts to federal funding are reshaping coastal communities, research, and species management in Alaska.
The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
Lessons in Longevity
Pronghorn have survived even as the mammals they evolved alongside have perished. Can they weather the uncertain future of the Anthropocene?
The Rwandan City Where Wetlands Are Winning
To save its citizens from floods, Kigali is betting big on wetland restoration.
When Squirrels Meet the Delmar Divide
Segregation in St. Louis, Missouri, is shaping the genetics of the city’s eastern gray squirrels.
