Pupfish: Conserving a Mojave Desert Survivor

Sure, desert pupfish are tough. Hot water temperatures? They thrive in it. Creeks saltier than the ocean? No problem. But now pupfish face a bigger challenge -- people and their need for lots of water.

Matthew L. Miller

Grouse Robot: Remote-Controlled Bird Assists Conservation

A grouse robot? You bet. And no, it's not a gimmick. On the sagebrush plains of Wyoming, researchers are deploying the fake birds to study how males react to females -- and helping to protect the species in the process.

Holly Copeland

How Can We Make Energy Security Sustainable?

Meeting our energy development needs will require converting land from current uses. That's a given. But can we achieve energy security without risking the security of the lands and waters on which all life depends?

Joseph Kiesecker

The Sage Grouse Initiative: Science to Solutions

For sage grouse, the the apocalypse comes in the form of fire, weeds, unplanned energy development and even encroaching trees. But now, these birds are the subject of “one of the largest conservation experiments ever undertaken in North America.” Is it enough to save them?

Matthew L. Miller