Ecology
The Forest Of The Future
An ambitious project in Singapore will boast 18 supertrees, climbing up to 160 feet tall
April 2012 |
By Mark Strauss
The Mystery of the Singing Mice
A scientist has discovered that high-pitched sounds made by the small rodents could actually be melodious songs
May 2011 |
By Rob Dunn
A Crude Awakening in the Gulf of Mexico
Scientists are just beginning to grasp how profoundly oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has devastated the region
September 2010 |
By Michelle Nijhuis
Q and A: Jane Lubchenco
The marine ecologist and administrator of NOAA discusses restoring the bounty of the world's oceans
April 2010 |
By Erica R. Hendry
How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned
Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal
February 03, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
The Truth About Lions
The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
January 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
Our Imperiled Oceans: Victory at Sea
The world's largest protected area, established this year in the remote Pacific, points the way to restoring marine ecosystems
September 2008 |
By Christopher Pala
Arctic Dispatch: A Thaw in the Arctic Tundra
Researchers at the Toolik Field Station study thermokarst to understand the ecological effects of climate change
July 22, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: The Toolik Way of Life
Gourmet fare, live music and 24-hour Arctic summer sun make life in Toolik hard to beat
July 08, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: The Hike Up Jade Mountain
After a day of experiments and ongoing mosquito battles, Christine Dell’Amore enjoys the view from the top
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Playing With Permafrost
The first field tests in the tundra look at the effects of nitrogen levels on permafrost
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: Reaching Toolik
Journalist Christine Dell’Amore travels to Alaska’s Toolik Field to observe the environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Circle
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Arctic Dispatch: A Polar Bear Plunge
A trip to the oil-rich Prudhoe Bay region ends in an Arctic swim
July 03, 2008 |
By Christine Dell’Amore
Patricia Zaradic, Conservation Ecologist, Pennsylvania
The trouble with "videophilia"
April 2008 |
By Megan Gambino
Giant Footprint
How the world's 6.6 billion people threaten the health of the ecosystem
January 28, 2008 |
By Diana Parsell
Roots of the Sea
What mangroves give the world and why we can't afford to lose them
January 28, 2008 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Up in Smoke
Amazon research that has withstood thieves and arsonists now faces its greatest challenge
January 28, 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
Interview: Margaret Lowman
Bugs in trees and kids in labs get their due in a new book by "Canopy Meg"
December 2006 |
By Marian Smith Holmes
Hazy Days In Our Parks
The air in many national wilderness wonderlands is getting worse. As officials debate controversial new rules to curb pollution, scientists find the sources are surprisingly far-flung
June 2005 |
By Charles Petit
Rising from the Ashes
The eruption of Mount St. Helens 25 years ago this month was no surprise. But the speedy return of wildlife to the area is astonishing
May 2005 |
By David B. Williams
