Sticking the Landing
Tree and torrent frogs defy gravity with complicated toes.
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American Kestrels put the Cherry on Top
The diminutive falcons keep pests and poop away from one of Michigan's prized crops.
Mercury Rising
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
Colorado Has Wolves Again for the First Time in 80 Years. Why Are They Dying?
A controversial reintroduction program is off to a messy start.
The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind
Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees.
The Collateral Damage of Climate Migration
As the planet warms, people are moving—bringing familiar fights to new battlegrounds.
The Snowshoe Effect
The Svalbard rock ptarmigan, Earth’s northernmost land bird, is finely tuned for winter survival.
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
American Kestrels put the Cherry on Top
The diminutive falcons keep pests and poop away from one of Michigan's prized crops.
Mercury Rising
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
Colorado Has Wolves Again for the First Time in 80 Years. Why Are They Dying?
A controversial reintroduction program is off to a messy start.
The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind
Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees.
The Collateral Damage of Climate Migration
As the planet warms, people are moving—bringing familiar fights to new battlegrounds.
The Snowshoe Effect
The Svalbard rock ptarmigan, Earth’s northernmost land bird, is finely tuned for winter survival.
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.