Fall Foliage: When, Why & How Vibrant Will Maple Leaves Be?

Looking to enjoy the fall foliage show in the Northeast? Here’s everything you need to enjoy the natural spectacle.

Lisa Ballard

My Penn’s Woods, Ever Changing

When the author steps into a Pennsylvania forest, it’s like he never left. But the forest is changing, fast.

Matthew L. Miller

The Amazing Ancient Fishes of Africa

Meet fish that can breathe air, hibernate and even fly.

Solomon David

Managing Fisheries in the Face of Climate Change

Climate change is impacting fisheries, but regulating agencies are ill-equipped to respond to the challenges.

Jono Wilson

Nurseries Restore Staghorn Coral in the Florida Keys

Hands-on coral restoration will help save reefs in the Florida Keys.

Caitlin Lustic

Human Health At Risk As Tropical Forests Disappear

Widespread forest clearing in Indonesia could be putting people’s health at risk, as trees provide powerful cooling services.

Justine E. Hausheer

The Ocean Has Almost No Wilderness Left

New research shows that just 13.2 percent of the ocean remains as wilderness, free from human impacts.

Justine E. Hausheer

Recovery: America’s Giant Squirrel Back from the Brink

Endangered Delmarva fox squirrel carcasses littered the road. But that was not as gloomy as it appeared. And today, the story is headed for a happy ending.

Ted Williams

Meet the World’s 10 Most Endangered Sharks

More research is urgently needed to support improved conservation measures for world’s ten most critically endangered sharks.

Lisa Feldkamp

Going Viral to Restore Damaged Ecosystems

Invasive species populations grow exponentially putting conservationists at a considerable disadvantage. We will have a solution that can go viral.

Christian O. Marks and Roy Van Driesche

Saving Myanmar’s Timber Elephants

Logging elephants are an incredible part of Myanmar’s history — but they’re also key to help reduce the negative impacts that logging can have on the forests.

Justine E. Hausheer

Poison Ivy: Busting 6 Myths to Avoid the Itch

Avoid the itch – and learn some cool science – as we bust popular myths about poison ivy.

Lisa Ballard