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Loss of Coastal Ecosystems Increases Risk from Tropical Cyclones
Science identifies where coastal ecosystems will be crucial for coastal protection services in a world altered by climate change.
To Monitor Loggerhead Turtles, Scientists Look to Their Eggs
In Georgia, scientists are using “genetic tagging” to track nesting loggerheads in one of the world's longest-running monitoring programs.
How To Bring Back the Prairie, a Tiny Bit at a Time
A former veggie farmer talks “prairie strips” and the effort to bring the prairie back into a Midwestern farm.
Nature and Equity: The Future of Lasting Conservation?
Solutions to the challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change may require entwined solutions framed by “Nature and Equity.”
Can Regenerative Agriculture Benefit Potato Farming?
A project in Idaho demonstrates how nature-based farming practices can benefit soil and the environment. And potatoes.
A New Boost for Biochar as a Natural Climate Solution
Biochar could be a meaningful ally in tackling the climate crisis.
Market-based Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation Solutions Must Consider Gender
To be equitable, market-based climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation solutions must also consider gender at their core.
Forest Management Can Keep Carbon in Forests and Protect Communities from Wildfire in the American West
The U.S. is investing billions of dollars to reduce forest fire risks. New research maps the hot spots where investments in strategic forest management could offer the biggest payoff for people and climate.
Meet the Bison: North America’s Most Famous Mammal
For all their fame, you’d be surprised by how much you don’t know about North America’s largest land mammal.
The Amargosa Vole is the World’s Cutest Litmus Test of the Human-Water Relationship
The Amargosa vole is a story of loss and rediscovery, peril and surprise.
Making Global Freshwater Targets Local
Creative solutions that go beyond conventional protected areas are necessary to safeguard the future of global freshwater ecosystems.
Trapping Tiny Pocket Mice in the Nebraska Prairie
A long-running study at Platte River Prairies preserve looks at the relationships between small mammals and grassland management.
