Want To Help Researchers Understand Fireflies?

Take a new look at the flashing fireflies in your backyard.

Matthew L. Miller

Wildlife Sightings: Share or Stay Quiet?

There are times when sharing a photo of a wild animal can lead to its death.

Matthew L. Miller

A Field Guide to Unusual Raptors of the Southern US

Look, everyone loves a red-tailed hawk. But after a while, it can be hard for an avid birder to score […]

Justine E. Hausheer

Three New Books for Australian Nature Nerds

Every Sunday — after I do the grocery shopping and buy veggies at the local farmer’s market — I go […]

Justine E. Hausheer

Cactus Holes and Cobwebs: The Weird Nesting Habits of Birds

From burying eggs in sand to building 2,000 pound thatch structures, birds use some weird ways to nurture eggs and young.

Christine Peterson

BirdCast: It’s Like a Weather Forecast, But for Birds

BirdCast provides real-time predictions of bird migrations: when birds are migrating, where they’re going, and how far they’re flying.

Justine E. Hausheer

For the Love of Cutthroat Trout

Why go to the trouble to catch 8-inch trout in remote streams?

Matthew L. Miller

Cool and Overlooked Critters of the Sagebrush Sea

Move over sage grouse: here are 9 other cool critters of the sagebrush-steppe.

Matthew L. Miller

The Logging Industry Can Help Protect Tropical Birds

Well-managed logging concessions can play a critical role in species conservation. A new study quantifies the conservation responsibility of the […]

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Make Lithium Extraction in the U.S. “Smart from the Start”

While the U.S. has potential to be a global lithium producer, careful planning will be required to avoid and limit damage near potential extraction sites.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Condor Spotting: Wildlife Watching and Optimism

Searching for California condors is a lesson in hope.

Matthew L. Miller

On “Trash” Birds: Rethinking How We Label Common Species

Why trash birds is a trash term.

Lauren D. Pharr