The Bird Conservation Program You’ve Never Heard Of (And the Birds It Saves)

The Neotropical Migratory Bird Act has been reauthorized. What birds most need its help?

Christine Peterson

Recovery: The Once and Future Greenback Cutthroat Victory

The greenback cutthroat was lost and then found, then lost again. But now it’s back.

Ted Williams

A New View of Bird Vision

New research shows that birds see more colors than you do.

Lisa Ballard

Can Migrating Birds Adapt To Climate Change?

Migratory birds are facing changing insect hatches and tree blooms. How can they adapt? And how can you help?

Matthew L. Miller

The Strange Sex Life of Freshwater Mussels

The mussel’s sedentary lifestyle presents, well, certain mating challenges.

Matthew L. Miller

Afield with the Gar Professor

Meet Solomon David, a “garnado” of enthusiasm for all things primitive fish.

Matthew L. Miller

There’s a Plague in Our Oceans. Can Ecosystem Services Help?

Big disease outbreaks are making our ocean biota sick, from corals with spots and halos to starfish melting away

Drew Harvell

The Surprising Fireflies of the Western US

Fireflies in Utah canyons? Ed Abbey thought so, and now so do researchers.

Kris Millgate

Expanding Protected Areas Is Not Always the Best Investment

Research shows that increased management of existing protected areas could be a better investment for conservation than purchasing new land.

Justine E. Hausheer

Community MPAs Fail to Protect Important Reef Fish

New science shows that community-managed protected are failing to protect two important reef fish species in the Solomon Islands.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Real Reason You See Earthworms After Rain

It’s not what you think.

Matthew L. Miller

Meet the Mysterious Freshwater Eels of New Zealand

Meet the eels of New Zealand… they can climb ladders, live for 100 years, and migrate thousands of miles to an unknown spawning ground.

Justine E. Hausheer