Hollow Homes: Meet the Warblers That Nest in Tree Cavities

Meet the prothonotary and Lucy’s warblers, two birds with very interesting nesting needs

Ken Keffer

Strange and Surprising Facts about Opossums

Death fainting! Walking embryos! And other weird facts about the underrated Virginia opossum.

Matthew L. Miller

More Cool Facts About the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Meet the scientist who’s a sucker for sapsuckers.

Lauren D. Pharr

Mapping Tree Cover Disparity

Trees provide valuable cooling services in cities, but they are not equally distributed. And the problem is worse than originally thought.

Rob McDonald

Holes and Weeping Trees: What’s up with the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker?

The sapsucker needs, well…sap. And lots of it. Here’s how it gets it.

Lauren D. Pharr

Stayin’ Alive at the Seabird Disco

Seabird discos - complete with fake birds, mirrors, and a sound system - help restore breeding bird populations in the Caribbean.

Justine E. Hausheer

Beaver? Otter? Muskrat? A Field Guide to Freshwater Mammals

Think you saw a beaver or a mink? Here’s how to tell for sure.

Matthew L. Miller

The Butterfly of Spring: Meet the Mourning Cloak

Have you seen the mourning cloak butterfly? It may well be flying around your neighborhood right now, a sure sign of spring.

Ken Keffer

Chipmunk Quest

A chipmunk is a chipmunk, right? Nope. There are 22 species in the United States. Here’s how to find them.

Matthew L. Miller

Take Down Your Feeders: Salmonella is Killing Songbirds

Bird feeding is spreading salmonella. Here’s how you can help.

Kris Millgate

Deforestation Reduces Worker Productivity in the Tropics

Research from Indonesia finds that rural workers in deforested landscapes were less productive than those working in intact forest settings.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Is Birdseed the Next Toilet Paper?

More people are enjoying backyard birds. Is that creating a seed scarcity?

Ken Keffer