Reforesting the Gran Chaco with Drones

From the air, 8,000 native trees were seeded by TNC Argentina and the startup ReForest Latam in degraded areas of the Gran Chaco.

Juan Pablo Martinez

Bug Highway: The Hidden Paths Used by Insects

Hidden within even the world’s densest cities, connecting trees, window flowerboxes, parks and gardens, are a complex series of roads you won’t find on any map. But for our planet’s insects, they’re critical lifeways.

Christine Peterson

The Bird That Needs Fire: What Bachman’s Sparrow Can Teach Us About Restoration

Bachman's Sparrow is more than just another bird species. It is a window into the health of one of North America's most iconic and threatened ecosystems.

Lauren D. Pharr

Protecting Belize’s Reef Through Science and Song

Marine biologist Nicole Craig on how Super Reefs, coral research and songwriting can help shape a future for the Mesoamerican Reef.

Matthew L. Miller

Beyond the Eucalyptus: Discovering Biodiversity and Conservation at Chile’s Valdivian Coastal Reserve

From Darwin's foxes to güiña wildcats and the world's smallest deer...more than 20 years of camera trapping reveal the VCR is a box of surprises.

Carolina Pino Inda and Paula Noé

Why Do Some Animals’ Eyes Glow in the Dark? The Science of Eyeshine

Why do some animals’ eyes seem to glow in the dark? Our field guide to those glowing eyes you see at night has you covered.

Ashley Stimpson

What the Tiger Shark Ate (and Why it Matters)

When a tiger shark coughs up an echidna, it’s more than internet gold—it’s a surprisingly useful clue to our changing oceans.

Cara Cannon Byington

Spring Fling: A Morning on the Sage Grouse Lek

A wildlife filmmaker’s dance in the dark with sage grouse.

Kris Millgate

Fire, Grazing and Prairie Renewal: How Burn Frequency Shapes Tallgrass Ecosystems

Healthy tallgrass prairies need fire, but new science shows there is no one-size-fits all burn regime.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

7 of the World’s Little-Known Fish Migrations

Let’s take a look at some fascinating, overlooked freshwater fish migrations.

Matthew L. Miller

On the Trail of Snow Leopards, from Camera Traps to Habitat Maps

How modern technology and local communities are charting a path for snow leopards in Mongolia.

Erica Anderson

Cool Facts About the Pronghorn and Its Migration

The world’s second-fastest land animal sheds its horns. And it’s not an antelope.

Matthew L. Miller