Discover stories in Genetics
How Can You Stop a Disease-Carrying Mosquito?
An effort to slow the spread of deadly avian malaria is giving Hawaiian forest birds a fighting chance.
When Sea Cucumbers Spawn, Where Do Their Larvae Go?
New research on sea cucumber genetics indicates that locally managed marine areas are a good way to protect this fishery for communities.
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.
From eDNA to Breaking Barriers
Meet Dr. Tiara Moore, founder of Black in Marine Science, using new science to inform conservation from the forest to the sea.
Why Are Some Wolves Black? The Answer Will Surprise You
Black wolves are more common in some populations than others, and recent research finds a surprising correlation.
For Transplanted Tortoises, Who Lives and Who Dies?
Research into the survival of desert tortoises holds keys for successful assisted climate migration.
Operation Ponderosa: Saving a Forest, Pandemic Edition
An inspiring solo adventure to help save Texas’s ponderosa pines.
Can Platypus Persist Alongside People?
Under threat from urban development, can this iconic Australian animal survive alongside us?
Day of the (Turtle) Dogs
Meet the turtle dogs -- they track and retrieve turtles. For science!
The Mystery of the Dying Boreal Toads
Boreal toads are disappearing in some areas, thriving in others, despite the same disease presence.
The Yeti: A Story of Scientific Misunderstanding
Science has laid to rest any “evidence” of the Yeti, but perhaps it has always overlooked the myth.
Tracing the Wild Origins of the Domestic Turkey
What are the wild origins of our domestic turkey – and who did the domesticating? It’s a remarkable story that includes a lost turkey subspecies.
