The Underwater Secrets of Horseshoe Crabs

It’s well known that shorebirds rely on horseshoe crab eggs. But these eggs may be just as important to underwater creatures.

Joe Smith

Traditional Knowledge Helps Monitor Threatened Bilbies on Martu Country

Scientists and indigenous rangers are designing a new method for monitoring threatened bilby populations in Australia's Martu country.

Justine E. Hausheer

Recovery: Bringing Back Bumble Bees

Everyone knows bees are in trouble. But, too often, we’re focused on the wrong bees.

Ted Williams

The (Fishery-Monitoring) Cameras Never Blink

We live in a time of unprecedented innovations to solve the Gordian Knot of sustainable fisheries: the lack of data.

Cara Cannon Byington

You Won’t Believe How This Desert Toad Survives Drought

A Great Basin spadefoot toad might hunker down for a decade waiting for Mother Nature to produce a puddle.

Kris Millgate

How Can the Pronghorn Cross the Fence?

Pronghorns may be the second fastest land mammal on earth, but a simple fence can stop them in their tracks.

Bebe Crouse

Secret Snails of the Magic Valley

In the isolated, crystal-clear waters of Idaho’s Thousand Springs region live species found nowhere else on earth.

Matthew L. Miller

Satellite-Tagged Sharks Provide New Data on Gulf Migrations

Follow Nature Conservancy scientists as they tag sharks in the Gulf of Mexico to better understand their migration.

Justine E. Hausheer

Video: A Sea Turtle’s View of the Reef

Go along for the ride with a green sea turtle as it explores a reef — and meets another turtle — in the Solomon Islands.

Justine E. Hausheer

Welcome to the Sea Turtle Rodeo

Join scientists and community rangers on a “turtle rodeo” to tag juvenile green turtles in the Solomon Islands.

Justine E. Hausheer

Recovery: Second Chance for Yankee Cottontails

After decades of being ignored, the little-known New England cottontail has a hopeful future.

Ted Williams

Poisoning Vultures Will Come Back to Bite Us

Killing off the world’s vultures can come back to bite people — literally — in the form of rabid dogs.

Lisa Feldkamp