Conservation

New Research

Humans Still Threaten Endangered Condors

Thanks to industrial byproducts and pesticides, birds face more contamination than their cousins inland

August 9, 2016

Cool Finds

Cute Sand Cat Spotted for the First Time in a Decade in the United Arab Emirates

Researchers set out to photograph the elusive cat to help create a conservation plan for the endangered feline

August 8, 2016

Future of Conservation

How Climate Change Will Transform the National Parks’ Iconic Animals and Plants

Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die

August 8, 2016

New Research

Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas

A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts

August 4, 2016

Rare Wolf or Common Coyote? It Shouldn’t Matter, But It Does

The concept of species is flawed, but it still has a huge bearing on conservation policy

August 3, 2016

Cool Finds

Forget the Hive, Now Wild Bees Can Check in to These Swanky Hotels

Don’t six-legged guests also deserve the best bang for their buzz?

August 2, 2016

Trending Today

Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Gold Miners

A boom in outlaw mining activity in the last five years is polluting rivers, poisoning people and destroying forests in the Peruvian Amazon

August 1, 2016

New Research

New Species of Beaked Whale Discovered in Alaska

DNA analysis and a washed up corpse confirm this a new dark-colored species of beaked whale

July 28, 2016

Cool Finds

Stunning Images Capture Peacock Spiders’ Flashy Colors

Beautiful and acrobatic, these tiny, vibrant creatures shake their tail fuzz in elaborate mating dances

July 26, 2016

New Research

Browse Though the Amazon’s 12,000 Tree Species in This New Master List

Gotta count ‘em all

July 15, 2016

Cool Finds

New Zealanders Just Crowdfunded a New Addition to this National Park

Over 40,000 people donated to buy Awaroa Beach and gift the site to Abel Tasman National Park

July 14, 2016

New Research

The Secret Life of Urban Hedgehogs

Though city-dwelling hedgehogs have adapted to metropolitan life, some need a little help to thrive

July 12, 2016

Shooting Penguins in the Falkland Islands to Save Them

Photographer Neil Ever Osborne hopes that his work helps save the species

July 2016

Cool Finds

Spix’s Macaw, Star of “Rio,” Spotted in the Wild for the First Time in 15 Years

Captured in a backlit cellphone video, the sighting gives conservationists hope for the survival of Brazil’s little blue birds

June 27, 2016

Trending Today

India Gives Go-Ahead for Farmers to Cull “Vermin”

The cull will include a range of animals deemed troublesome to people—including rhesus monkeys and wild boar in some places

June 17, 2016

Trending Today

National Aquarium Will Move Dolphins to Seaside Sanctuary by 2020

Under mounting public pressure, the aquarium’s eight bottle-nosed dolphins will soon move to a seaside retreat in the tropics

June 15, 2016

The Frog Kamasutra Gains a Chapter, Thanks to Camera-Wielding Biologists

One newly described sexual position for frogs could mean one giant leap for frog conservationists

June 14, 2016

Cool Finds

Researchers Discover World’s Tallest Known Tropical Tree in Sabah’s “Lost World”

A 293.6-foot endangered yellow meranti tree on the island of Borneo was discovered by scanning its forests

June 8, 2016

Age of Humans

Since the Late Pleistocene Humans Were Already Radically Transforming the Earth

A new study suggests that trying to return habitats to a non human-impacted environment might not be realistic

June 7, 2016

Age of Humans

Taking a Closer Look at Global Water Shortages

Researchers aim to identify truly “water stressed” areas and help policy-makers better plan for the future

June 6, 2016