Can Conservation Provide Water for Cape Town in a Time of Drought?

Can a conservation tool called water funds provide clean water for the residents of Cape Town, while also protecting the region’s unique plant diversity?

Matthew L. Miller

New Protections & Tagged Turtles Provide Hope for the Arnavon Islands

A second round of satellite-tagged turtles provides more migration data, while the Arnavons rookery receives new protections to help prosecute poachers.

Justine E. Hausheer

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

Adventures in Self-Experimentation: Matrix Pills & Plowing Tropical Fields

Scientists Nick Wolff and Yuta Masuda recount their experiences testing new technology first-hand in the fields of Indonesia.

Yuta J. Masuda and Nicholas H. Wolff

Can India’s Farmers Deliver Clean Air Along with Good Food?

Delhi’s residents live with air pollution and smog every day. Could changing farming practices help change this reality?

Priya Shyamsundar

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

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

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

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