Lens of Time: Spider Seduction
For these jumping spiders, stayin' alive requires all the right dance moves—and the perfect soundtrack, too.
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Predator in Training
Feathered foes practice one of nature’s most routine but perilous interactions.
Bugs on Ice
Solving an entomological mystery in the Canadian Rockies
No Lost Cause
We see so many troubling stories about the environment that the occasional bit of good news usually comes as a surprise. But there’s more to be hopeful about than many people realize.
Hiding in Plain Sight
In one of the world’s harshest environments, and pressured by human encroachment, blending in is the snow leopard’s best option.
The Zika Challenge
As we look for ways to prevent the world’s latest mosquito-borne disease, our focus on the mosquitoes themselves might be obscuring a more sustainable solution.
Owl Wars
The latest conservation conflicts pit one species against another. To save an iconic bird in the Pacific Northwest, the government is taking no chances—and no prisoners.
A Life Aloft
Orangutans weather the storm against an onslaught of threats to their canopy home.
The Tree That Ate the West
Both native and invasive—protected and reviled—western junipers are a living contradiction.
Lens of Time: Bat Ballet
Hundreds of thousands of bats emerge from a hole in the ground, and scientists with high-speed video cameras are there to make sense of the overwhelming spectacle.
Predator in Training
Feathered foes practice one of nature’s most routine but perilous interactions.
Bugs on Ice
Solving an entomological mystery in the Canadian Rockies
No Lost Cause
We see so many troubling stories about the environment that the occasional bit of good news usually comes as a surprise. But there’s more to be hopeful about than many people realize.
Hiding in Plain Sight
In one of the world’s harshest environments, and pressured by human encroachment, blending in is the snow leopard’s best option.
The Zika Challenge
As we look for ways to prevent the world’s latest mosquito-borne disease, our focus on the mosquitoes themselves might be obscuring a more sustainable solution.
Owl Wars
The latest conservation conflicts pit one species against another. To save an iconic bird in the Pacific Northwest, the government is taking no chances—and no prisoners.
A Life Aloft
Orangutans weather the storm against an onslaught of threats to their canopy home.
The Tree That Ate the West
Both native and invasive—protected and reviled—western junipers are a living contradiction.
Lens of Time: Bat Ballet
Hundreds of thousands of bats emerge from a hole in the ground, and scientists with high-speed video cameras are there to make sense of the overwhelming spectacle.