Wingspan and Other Tabletop Games for Naturalists

Birding meets board game in this review of Wingspan.

Ken Keffer

Moving from Biodiversity Offsets to a Target-Based Approach for Ecological Compensation

Country-level contributions that contribute to an overall no-net-loss goal of biodiversity is one of the issues that groups are pushing […]

Global No Net Loss of Natural Ecosystems

Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, “Global no net loss of natural ecosystems,” examines what the concept of no net […]

Dead Drift: Adding Salmon Carcasses to Streams

Salmon feed an entire ecosystem. But what if the fish are gone?

Kris Millgate

Animal Hoarders: How Creatures Feast for Winter

The strange and surprising ways wild animals prepare for winter.

Christine Peterson

How Cowbirds Raise Their Young, Without Raising Their Young

The opportunities, and costs, of laying your eggs in another bird’s nest.

Lauren D. Pharr

50 Fish, 50 States: Yellowstone’s Native Fish

Yellowstone’s large mammals get the attention, but the park’s underwater wildlife is special, too.

Matthew L. Miller

There’s a Python Living in My Rain Gutter

Pythons in the house?! When a birdfeeder attracts more than just birds.

Justine E. Hausheer

Conserving India’s Overlooked Freshwater Ecosystems

Conservation in India may conjure images of tigers and forests, but the country has some of the most diverse freshwater ecosystems on the planet.

Roshni Arora

Cool Green Fall Book Review

Six nature and science books to entertain or inspire you when you need it.

Matthew L. Miller

Tarantulas: Color, Cancer and Cramps

Some consider tarantulas creepy, but these researchers find their venom more helpful than harmful.

Kris Millgate

Biophilic Cities For An Urban Century

What use is nature in the urban century?

Rob McDonald