The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
Frog Love 09.19.2024 Spotlight - These see-through amphibians may be tiny, but they go big to protect their eggs. 
Splitting Hares 09.09.2024 Article - In Sweden, researchers working to save a rare variety of mountain hare think conservation should focus on genes, not just species. 
Good Morning, Robberfly 09.06.2024 Spotlight - The striped slender robberfly may look peaceful at rest, but don’t underestimate this stealthy predator of the British grasslands. 
The Pinyon Paradox 08.24.2024 Article - Steering pinyon jays from decline requires better knowing and tending one of the American West’s most unappreciated woodlands. 
Entangled 07.29.2024 Article - Laid end to end, the world’s fences would reach the sun. What are they doing to wildlife? 
Fallen Star 07.19.2024 Spotlight - While this being may look otherworldly, and perhaps transient, it remains deeply tied to the places where it gathers and the ecosystems it supports. 
The Rattlers Next Door 07.16.2024 Article - Warming temperatures and increased development are putting more Californians in contact with rattlesnakes. Scientists are working to keep both safe. 
What Lies Beneath 07.10.2024 Spotlight - With their astounding sense of smell and ability to find what humans can’t see, dogs are quickly becoming some of conservationists’ best friends. 
The Big Picture 2024 06.18.2024 Photo Gallery - From the beautiful to the bizarre and breathtaking, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places. 
A Protected Place 06.11.2024 Article - Faced with overgrazing and desertification, communities in the Middle East are reviving the concept of the hima, an ancient land-management practice that bridges tradition, culture, conservation—and faith. 
The Bee Whisperers 05.20.2024 Article - Indigenous communities in South America are raising native bees to help protect the insects, conserve forests, and strengthen their own cultural ties to the ecosystem. 
A Model Toadlet 05.07.2024 Video - Recent field experiments focusing on a tiny, charismatic frog in southeastern Brazil are beginning to shed light on a disease that has decimated amphibian populations around the world. 
The Curious Life of a Singing Fish 04.23.2024 Spotlight - Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud. 
Subterranean Stronghold 04.17.2024 Article - Can Fiji’s first bat reserve keep an incredibly rare species safe despite the growing threats of climate change and human activity? 
Of Moose and Men 04.12.2024 Article - In an environment increasingly altered by the expanding footprint of human infrastructure, do moose have a place in Colorado's ecological future? 
The Eider Keepers 03.08.2024 Article - An age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both. 
Fire for Water 02.12.2024 Article - To combat the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires and to bring more water back onto the landscape, a tribe in California is helping to reshape fire management policy in the West. 
Straddling the Tides 01.30.2024 Article - To protect mangrove forests, traditional communities in coastal Brazil set their hopes on small-scale tourism. 
One in a Million 01.23.2024 Spotlight - Beetles are the most diverse group of animals on the planet—and that diversity expresses itself in extraordinary and sometimes preposterous ways. 
River Guardians 01.23.2024 Article - In the face of growing environmental threats and porous regulations, grassroots groups have taken it upon themselves to protect waterways in the southeastern U.S.—and elsewhere around the world. 
The Good Mother 12.22.2023 Spotlight - In Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, chimpanzee mothers keep their offspring close—for years—teaching them what they need to know. They’ve taught us a great deal, too. 
Welcoming Relatives Home 12.21.2023 Article - The Confederated Tribes of the Colville in Washington State are restoring the lands and species of their traditional ecological community. 
Gorillas in Their Midst 11.22.2023 Article - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, community-led conservation has emerged from the chaos of war, but the ghosts of colonialism still haunt locals trying to live with great apes. 
Queen of Cooperation 11.13.2023 Spotlight - Meerkats are famous for their teamwork, but their communal behavior is enforced by a matriarch with an iron fist. 
Reef Refugia 11.02.2023 Article - In Belize, scientists are studying a thriving coral reef and helping to spread its resilience into other reefs around the Caribbean. 
Parental Periscope 11.02.2023 Spotlight - In Brazil, intact populations of capybaras and jaguars lead to surprising interactions—and remarkable adaptations. 
City of Glass 10.31.2023 Article - Meet the dedicated cadre of experts and volunteers working to protect birds from glass in the window-strike capital of the United States. 
Night Swimming 10.12.2023 Spotlight - Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth. 
Living With Giants 09.21.2023 Article - How Indonesia’s “village of elephant hunters” became a model for other rural communities trying to coexist with one of the planet’s largest land mammals. 
No Country for Old Ocelots 09.20.2023 Article - Can wildlife crossings save America’s most endangered feline? 
The Tenacious Takahē 09.20.2023 Spotlight - Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand. 
High and Dry 08.20.2023 Article - Utah’s immense Great Salt Lake has receded in recent years, revealing the microbial reefs crucial to its ecosystem. 
Call of the Liar 08.02.2023 Article - Researchers have long assumed that only male birds sing. But evidence increasingly shows that females do as well. Now, scientists are studying a sensational singer in Australia to suss out why. 
A Fly by Any Other Name 07.19.2023 Spotlight - European crane flies emerge in vast numbers each summer and fall, inspiring a welter of monikers—and some unjustified paranoia. 
Good Medicine 07.05.2023 Spotlight - In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, veterinarians provide a crucial helping hand in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered creatures. 
The Galaxy in the Woods 07.05.2023 Article - As more people flock to see fireflies, scientists are trying to harness their enthusiasm without harming the bioluminescent wonder they’ve come to see. 
The Big Picture 2023 06.15.2023 Photo Gallery - From the beautiful to the bizarre and breathtaking, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places. 
Sky Bathing 06.09.2023 Spotlight - With their habitat recovering following the eradication of invasive goats, giant tortoises are once again flourishing and bathing in abundance on the slopes of Isabela’s Alcedo Volcano and on other Galápagos islands. 
