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Winter Warmer: Make Tea from Local, Wild Plants
You can find the ingredients for a tasty wild tea on your next hike or ski trip.
River Pollution Threatens Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Coral bleaching dominates headlines about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but perhaps the most dangerous threat lurks on land, far away from the reef itself.
Recovery: New Hope for Caribbean Coral
An effort to restore coral reefs finds its hope in fragments. Literally.
Keeping Conservation Relevant in the Urban Century
How will nature fare in the face of the most significant urban growth in human history?
Australian Magpies Are The Real Angry Birds
Spring often brings stories of watchful bird parents defending their nests. But nowhere is this swooping season as terrifying as Australia
Should We Let Kids Eat Dirt?
What does the science say about kids, dirt and germs?
Electrofishing Threatens A Rare Dolphin-Human Partnership
Myanmar’s river dolphins have learned to fish cooperatively with humans. But illegal electrofishing threatens this rare partnership.
Possum Terrors and Rediscovering Urban Wildlife
How a move across the world - and a terrifying possum - helped me rediscover urban wildlife.
Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field
A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.
Ghost Bat: Meet Australia’s False Vampire
The pale bat with a soft but deadly embrace.
The Mystery of the Dying Mesquites
If a tree dies in the desert, will anyone notice before it’s too late?
The Evolution of Eating in Bear Country
Once, people came to Yellowstone not to see bears, but to feed bears.
