Searching for Black-backed Woodpeckers After the Burn

Learn the fascinating life history of the unusual, elusive black-backed woodpecker.

Matthew L. Miller

The Swift Fox Makes a Surprise Comeback

New research shows North America’s smallest canine might be more adaptable than anyone previously thought.

Christine Peterson

Maximizing Climate Returns: Albedo Accounting for Smarter Carbon Investments

New research shows how the albedo effect—Earth’s reflectivity—influences how well forest restoration projects can help cool the Earth.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Breakfast with the Resplendent Quetzal

Haunting the cloud forest on a quest to find the magnificent, and increasingly rare, national bird of Guatemala

Cara Cannon Byington

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.

Ona Santisteban Uribarri

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.

Vaidehi Patel

Aquaculture Can Benefit Blue Carbon Ecosystems

A new review, led by TNC scientists, explores the potential for bivalve aquaculture to benefit blue carbon ecosystems.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

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.

Christine Peterson

Palmyra Atoll: An Angler’s Experience Fishing for Science

A passion for fishing remote places leads this global fishing guide to Palmyra Atoll.

Francois Botha

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.

Jenny Rogers

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.

Cara Cannon Byington

Story type: TNC Science Brief

A Partnership for a Healthier Appalachian Forest

Restoring a healthy Appalachian forest has many benefits, for wildlife and local communities.

Matthew L. Miller