Should We Let Kids Eat Dirt?

What does the science say about kids, dirt and germs?

Christine Peterson

Three Lizards in a Beer Can

A video shows how a routine trash pick-up revealed a reptilian surprise.

Matthew L. Miller

Electrofishing Threatens A Rare Dolphin-Human Partnership

Myanmar’s river dolphins have learned to fish cooperatively with humans. But illegal electrofishing threatens this rare partnership.

Justine E. Hausheer

Tracking Gray Bats by Plane, Transmitter and Automobile

Where does a bat go once it leaves its cave?

Matthew L. Miller

Possum Terrors and Rediscovering Urban Wildlife

How a move across the world - and a terrifying possum - helped me rediscover urban wildlife.

Justine E. Hausheer

Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field

A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.

Christine Peterson

A Tale of Two Paths to the World in 2050

Can the world actually meet people’s needs for food, water and energy while doing more to protect nature? Is it even theoretically possible? New science says, Yes, but there are a lot strings attached.

Cara Cannon Byington

Ghost Bat: Meet Australia’s False Vampire

The pale bat with a soft but deadly embrace.

Matthew L. Miller

Bet You Can’t Name the World’s Fastest Mammal

It’s not what you think. Hint: It’s related to Halloween.

Matthew L. Miller

The Mystery of the Dying Mesquites

If a tree dies in the desert, will anyone notice before it’s too late?

Matthew L. Miller

The Evolution of Eating in Bear Country

Once, people came to Yellowstone not to see bears, but to feed bears.

Kris Millgate

Why are Yellowstone’s Swans Disappearing?

Yellowstone, the place that saved trumpeter swans, is now losing them.

Christine Peterson