Recovery: New Hope for Caribbean Coral

An effort to restore coral reefs finds its hope in fragments. Literally.

Ted Williams

Keeping Conservation Relevant in the Urban Century

How will nature fare in the face of the most significant urban growth in human history?

Rob McDonald

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

Justine E. Hausheer

Should We Let Kids Eat Dirt?

What does the science say about kids, dirt and germs?

Christine Peterson

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.

Justine E. Hausheer

Possum Terrors and Rediscovering Urban Wildlife

How a move across the world - and a terrifying possum - helped me rediscover urban wildlife.

Justine E. Hausheer

Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field

A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.

Christine Peterson

Ghost Bat: Meet Australia’s False Vampire

The pale bat with a soft but deadly embrace.

Matthew L. Miller

The Mystery of the Dying Mesquites

If a tree dies in the desert, will anyone notice before it’s too late?

Matthew L. Miller

The Evolution of Eating in Bear Country

Once, people came to Yellowstone not to see bears, but to feed bears.

Kris Millgate

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