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The Science of Snakehead Slime

How do invasive snakeheads move on land? The answer may lie with another of the snakehead’s infamous features: its slime.

Matthew L. Miller

Restoring Appalachian Forests After a Legacy of Mining

Shaping a resilient future for forests means a lot of planting. And a lot of ripping and tearing.

Matthew L. Miller

Seeing the Forest for the Community

Charting a new future for forest conservation in the Appalachians must benefit local communities.

Matthew L. Miller

How To: Go Snow Day Birding (with Merlin)

Or how I learned to love winter wildlife watching (with a little help from technology and the perfect pair of mittens.)

Cara Cannon Byington

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Should You Provide Water for Birds in Winter?

Many provide birds food in winter. What about water?

Lauren D. Pharr

How to See a Red Fox in Winter

Matthew L. Miller

There’s a Wolverine in My Neighborhood (App)

Matthew L. Miller

Novels for Nature Lovers

Justine E. Hausheer and Matthew L. Miller

The Science of Snakehead Slime

Matthew L. Miller

Conservation Science

Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite

Summer in eastern Australia means one thing: the arrival of the channel-billed cuckoos, the world’s largest brood parasite and one very cool bird.

Justine E. Hausheer

How Will Climate Change Affect the Spread of Invasive Species?

Christine Peterson

A Half Mile Underwater on Connecticut’s Eight Mile River

Keith Williams

The Overlooked Carbon Storage Potential of Tidal Marshes

Mark Spalding

Animals That Turn White in Winter Face a Climate Challenge

Christine Peterson

The Disturbingly Long Tapeworms of Alaskan Bears

What’s that trailing from the bear? (It's not the cute cub)…It's an overlooked (and gross) creature of salmon ecosystems.

Matthew L. Miller

What’s That Weird Noise in the Night?

Justine E. Hausheer, Cara Cannon Byington, and Matthew L. Miller

8 Cool Wild Cats You Probably Don’t Know

Matthew L. Miller

10 Weird Australian Marsupials You’ve Never Heard Of

Justine E. Hausheer

Wild Hamster: The Intriguing Story Behind The Household Pet

Matthew L. Miller

Science for Policy

Innovative conservation science to meet the challenges of our time.

All About Wildlife

Explore wildlife in wild places, from backyard coyotes to biodiversity hotspots.

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