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A Day in the Life of A Bird Bander at Mad Island Marsh
A day in the life of a bird bander at the Conservancy’s Mad Island Marsh Preserve.
The Octopus’ Birthday: Understanding an Intelligent & Elusive Marine Creature
Science sheds new light on octopus intelligence, as the animals open jars and pick Super Bowl winners. But despite all that attention, remarkably little is known about their life history in the wild.
Zero to Hero: Birding Edition
Can someone who can't tell a house finch from a song sparrow become an expert birder in four months? Our blogger is about to find out.
Binge ‘Til You Burst: Feast & Famine on Alaskan Salmon Rivers
It's a glorious all-you-can-eat buffet -- followed by months of starvation. The inner workings of a salmon stream are even wilder and more complex than you imagined. New research sheds light on life in a feast and famine world.
Greatest Threat to the Everglades? Maybe Not Pythons
A deceptively deadly invasive species is slithering its way through the Florida Everglades, threatening the entire ecosystem. But it’s not a python.
Ready, Set, Bird: 6 Spring Migration Hotspots
Spring migration is underway, so dust off your binoculars and check out our picks for great spring birding hotspots.
Building a Better Battery
NatureNet Science Fellow Won-Hee Ryu -- materials scientist and nanotechnology expert -- might not be a typical Conservancy scientist, but his work could have as much benefit to society (and nature) as traditional biodiversity conservation.
Island Mongoose: Conservation Villain or Scapegoat? Or Both?
When the mongoose was introduced to islands, it ate everything. That's how the invasive species story goes, right? But is it possible it's more complicated than that?
You Won’t Believe What Porcupines Eat (And No, Not Bigfoot Bones)
Sure, much of the time, the porcupine dines on trees. But it also has a need for salt, and it's coming for your cars, your homes, your guns. And your face.
Is the Future of Sustainability in Nanotechnology?
More than half of the energy generated in the U.S. is lost as heat. Where some people might see only wasted potential, NatureNet Fellow Haoran Yang sees a huge opportunity.
Top 10 Night Safaris: When the (Wildlife) Freaks Come Out
Join us for a naturalist's guide to the best night life on the planet. Grab a flashlight and join the party, with a guest list that includes aardvarks, rare wild cats, tree kangaroos and more.
Even Forest Superpowers Have Limits
A new paper out in the Journal Nature this week adds a frightening twist to an enduring mystery around the role of forests and climate change. Forest carbon scientist Peter Ellis reports on what this means for conservation.
