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Crossing Nets: A Loggerhead Turtle’s Journey Through Bycatch in Catalonia
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Ona Santisteban Uribarri shares her experience studying loggerheads and bycatch in the Mediterranean.
Mangroves: These Climate Defenders Are Critical to Human Health
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Vaidehi Patel shares her experience studying the intersection between mangrove populations and human health.
Aquaculture Can Benefit Blue Carbon Ecosystems
A new review, led by TNC scientists, explores the potential for bivalve aquaculture to benefit blue carbon ecosystems.
Remote-Controlled Badger Helps Study Prairie Dog Alarm Calls
Researchers in Montana use a taxidermied badger and remote-control car to show how long-billed curlews listen in on prairie dog alarm calls.
Palmyra Atoll: An Angler’s Experience Fishing for Science
A passion for fishing remote places leads this global fishing guide to Palmyra Atoll.
To Help Iconic Trees, Inject Them With Disease
To save American elms, conservationists are quite literally injecting disease into the trees. This Q&A explains why.
Strictly Protected Marine Areas Can Effectively Deter Most Industrial Fishing
Industrial fishing vessels in fully and highly protected marine areas occur about 9 times less frequently than in unprotected surrounding waters.
A Partnership for a Healthier Appalachian Forest
Restoring a healthy Appalachian forest has many benefits, for wildlife and local communities.
Protecting the Plains-wanderer, Australia’s Odd Inland Shorebird
Grazing lands can help protect one of the most unique — and endangered — birds in the world: the Australian plains-wanderer.
Young Forests Are an Overlooked Climate Solution
New research by TNC scientists provides the first detailed picture of the carbon removal value of naturally regrowing forests
Meet the Kangaroos That Live in Trees
Tree-kangaroos are one of the world’s most bizarre and fascinating mammals.
Sun on the Water: How to Plan for a Renewable Energy Future That Floats
The expansion of floating photovoltaics could provide renewable energy while also sparing land. But there are still many unknowns.
