Conservation
Covers efforts to protect endangered species, preserve biodiversity, and restore ecosystems, highlighting conservation programs, strategies, and successes.
This is the world’s largest overland migration. Can it be saved?
Each year around this time, an unfathomable parade of antelope travels across South Sudan. Now, after decades of war, the grandeur of the once hidden migration is being revealed—as well as its fragility.
'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species'
In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs.
How wildebeest reshape the Serengeti during Africa’s Great Migration
Each spring, millions of wildebeest begin a 500-mile journey driven by rain, grass, and survival. Wildebeests gather to graze and calve on the short-grass plains.
Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution
For ages, wall lizards coexisted in three distinct color types, each with its own strategy for survival. Now, a powerful green variant is taking over. These dominant “Hulk” lizards are outcompeting the others, causing yellow and orange morphs to vanish. It’s a dramatic reminder that evolution can flip the script much faster than expected.
Warming waters are supercharging an invasive salmon predator in Alaska
Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river are driving a noticeable change in the behavior of invasive northern pike. As the water warms, these predators are eating more, raising concerns about the future of native fish such as salmon.
Great White Sharks Are Overheating
“The most acute, urgent crisis these animals face is from overfishing, and particularly now from bycatch.”
Fires, floods and extreme weather will imperil a third of all life on land in the next 60 years, according to apocalyptic study
By 2085, over 36% of terrestrial animal habitats could be affected by extreme weather events like fire and flooding if temps continue to rise worldwide, scientists found.
Less Salmon, More Oysters: Aquaculture Could Reduce its Climate Impact by Embracing Bivalves and Seaweed
Aquaculture is often framed as a vital solution to food security by expanding the supply of seafood for a growing population. But new research from the University of British Columbia suggests the industry may be heading in the wrong direction.
This is the world’s largest overland migration. Can it be saved?
Each year around this time, an unfathomable parade of antelope travels across South Sudan. Now, after decades of war, the grandeur of the once hidden migration is being revealed—as well as its fragility.
'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species'
In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs.
How wildebeest reshape the Serengeti during Africa’s Great Migration
Each spring, millions of wildebeest begin a 500-mile journey driven by rain, grass, and survival. Wildebeests gather to graze and calve on the short-grass plains.
Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution
For ages, wall lizards coexisted in three distinct color types, each with its own strategy for survival. Now, a powerful green variant is taking over. These dominant “Hulk” lizards are outcompeting the others, causing yellow and orange morphs to vanish. It’s a dramatic reminder that evolution can flip the script much faster than expected.
Warming waters are supercharging an invasive salmon predator in Alaska
Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river are driving a noticeable change in the behavior of invasive northern pike. As the water warms, these predators are eating more, raising concerns about the future of native fish such as salmon.
Great White Sharks Are Overheating
“The most acute, urgent crisis these animals face is from overfishing, and particularly now from bycatch.”
Fires, floods and extreme weather will imperil a third of all life on land in the next 60 years, according to apocalyptic study
By 2085, over 36% of terrestrial animal habitats could be affected by extreme weather events like fire and flooding if temps continue to rise worldwide, scientists found.
Less Salmon, More Oysters: Aquaculture Could Reduce its Climate Impact by Embracing Bivalves and Seaweed
Aquaculture is often framed as a vital solution to food security by expanding the supply of seafood for a growing population. But new research from the University of British Columbia suggests the industry may be heading in the wrong direction.
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