Land

Curbing an Onslaught of 2 Billion Cars

Nature could soon be imperiled by twice as many vehicles and enough new roads to encircle the planet more than 600 times.

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By Foot into Peru’s Lost World

A team of herpetologists treks into one of South America’s most pristine and poorly understood mountain ranges and discovers animals found nowhere else on Earth.

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Lens of Time: Slime Lapse

What these single-celled, gelatinous blobs lack in brain power, they make up for with surprisingly complex decision-making.

Rose-ringed / ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in flight on their way to roost in an urban cemetery. London, UK. January
Feral Spirits

These beautiful invasives most likely escaped from pet owners, but now they’re firmly established across the English countryside.

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Invisible Nature: Code of the Treehopper

Hiding in plain sight and deceptively still, treehoppers have evolved an ingenious way to communicate—and they're making a racket.

Male Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) displaying on a snow covered lek. Sublette County, Wyoming. March.
Wyoming’s Bird of Paradise

As if in defiance to the many threats they face, sage-grouse perform one the West's most impressive mating rituals.

In Search of Lost Frogs

Recently rediscovered—or discovered for the first time—these survivors offer hope for future conservation efforts.

Remembering the Stories of Nature

Just when it’s more important than ever to appreciate and understand the wonders of nature, Big Science and mainstream Academia are turning their backs on the living world. It’s time we turn this around, and embrace the lessons that natural history can teach us.

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Ducking and Diving

An eider duck seeks shelter and sustenance in the the icy waters along the central Norwegian coast.

After being confiscated from poachers and rehabilitated, a Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) awaits release into Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam.
Taking Pangolin off the Menu

Without the tireless efforts of local conservation heroes, one of the most heavily trafficked animals on the planet might just go extinct—before you even know it exists.