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There Should Be an Endangered Species List for Ecosystems, Too
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Miniature African Forest Elephants Could Be Extinct in 10 Years
Ivory poachers slashed the population of the small elephants by 62 percent in the past decade--future losses at those rates will doom the species
Jane Goodall Reveals Her Lifelong Fascination With…Plants?
After studying chimpanzees for decades, the celebrated scientist turns her penetrating gaze on another life-form
Brian Skerry Has the World’s Best Job: Ocean Photographer
The freelancer’s new exhibit at the Natural History Museum captures the beauty, and fragility, of sea life
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Drought crises, Florida panthers, humpback whales and more...
December 2010
| By T. A. Frail, Jesse Rhodes, Jessica Righthand, Brandon Springer and Sarah Zielinski
Bull elephants have a reputation as loners. But research shows that males are surprisingly sociable—until it's time to fight
November 2010
| By Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell
Caterpillars, Bonobos, European Songbirds and More...
November 2010
| By T. A. Frail, Jesse Rhodes, Jessica Righthand, Brandon Springer and Sarah Zielinski
Parasites found in ant bodies tell us that Hollywood’s stories of the undead may be closer to truth than fiction
October 18, 2010
| By Brian Switek
Caterpillars, Frogs, Big Birds and More...
October 2010
| By T. A. Frail, Jesse Rhodes, Jessica Righthand, Brandon Springer and Sarah Zielinski
Tetsuro Matsuzawa has spent 30 years studying our closest primate relative to better understand the human mind
September 2010
| By Jon Cohen
Newfound negatives provide fresh views of the young ivory-billed woodpecker
September 2010
| By Stephen Lyn Bales
Orchids, Baboons, Ancient Reptiles and More...
September 2010
| By T. A. Frail, Jesse Rhodes, Jessica Righthand, Brandon Springer and Sarah Zielinski
Citizen scientists on a sharp learning curve are carrying out an important census in fields and gardens across the country
August 11, 2010
| By Cristina Santiestevan
A massive census of the oceans has turned up a trove of strange marine wildlife, from jellyfish to octopuses to anemones
August 06, 2010
| By Jess Righthand
There are some 2,000 species of jellyfish. Some are tasty, others will kill you with the tap of a tentacle. Here are nine varieties that really stand out
August 01, 2010
| By Abigail Tucker
Conservationists estimate that one-eighth of all bird species, one-fifth of mammal species and one-third of amphibian species are at risk of extinction
August 2010
| By Erica R. Hendry
Cobras, sharks, lemurs, hermit crabs and more...
August 2010
| By T. A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Erica R. Hendry and Abigail Tucker
As the world's oceans are degraded, will they be dominated by jellyfish?
August 2010
| By Abigail Tucker
From old-world primates to patch-nosed salamanders, new creatures are being discovered every day
August 2010
| By Richard Conniff
The 1970 photograph became an instant environmental classic, but its subject has remained nameless until now
August 2010
| By Timothy Dumas
Scientists say the outlook for the world's oceans is bleak—unless we stop overfishing and reduce air and water pollution
August 2010
| By Sarah Zielinski
Hummingbirds, birch trees, queen bees, northern quolls and more...
June 2010
| By Amanda Bensen, T.A. Frail, Erica R. Hendry, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski
Burrowing owls can thrive amid agricultural development and urbanization—so why are they imperiled?
May 13, 2010
| By John Moir
Atlantic puffins had nearly vanished from the Maine coast until a young biologist defied conventional wisdom to lure them home
June 2010
| By Michelle Nijhuis
Running elephants, far-flying mosquitos, ancient crocodiles and more...
May 2010
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Erica R. Hendry, Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Zielinski
Stranded on Cape Cod beaches, these Kemp's ridley turtles are getting a helping hand from volunteers and researchers
May 2010
| By Amy Sutherland
Africa's wildebeest migration pits a million thundering animals against a gantlet of perils, even—some experts fear—climate change
May 2010
| By Robert M. Poole
Feathered dinosaurs, white-coated horses, giant redwoods and more...
April 2010
| By Amanda Bensen, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Erica R. Hendry and Sarah Zielinski
In Madagascar, an American researcher races to protect one of the world's rarest mammals, a white lemur known as the silky sifaka
April 2010
| By Erica R. Hendry
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