Heeding the Pandemic’s WarningsArticle 08.27.2021While wildlife trafficking receives more media attention, experts are urging global leaders to clamp down on legal wildlife trade and the significant disease threats it poses.
Mother LoadSpotlight 12.11.2020Multitasking bat moms carry their nursing pups underwing all while navigating a growing array of threats in the Australian forests they call home.
Pandemics of Our Own MakingOpinion 07.21.2020While it’s critical that we devote our scientific ingenuity to beating back the current pandemic, we must also address our broken relationship with nature in a concerted effort to prevent similar outbreaks in the future.
Song of the Mountain ChickenArticle 10.30.2019These giant frogs—once a delicacy on two Caribbean islands—were almost wiped out by disease and natural disasters. But their resilience and years of dedicated conservation efforts have kept hope for the species alive.
Protected by PrawnsVideo 03.17.2019Restoring native crustaceans along West Africa’s Senegal River may be a critical step in controlling one of the world’s deadliest tropical diseases.
The Last WolvesPhoto Essay 02.27.2019Africa’s rarest carnivores face mounting threats from disease-carrying domestic dogs, but scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.
The ReservoirArticle 12.12.2018In Bangladesh, a bat-borne virus you’ve probably never heard of is poised to become the next pandemic—and medicine alone may not be sufficient to stop it. Is an ecological intervention the answer?
All Eyes on the DevilPhoto Essay 07.31.2018Some Tasmanian devils have taken a surprising turn in response to a devastating cancer, offering new hope for the endangered species’ survival.
Glimmers in the DarkArticle 06.26.2018“The Destroyer” is decimating bat populations across North America. But scientists are finding rays of hope.
Fire on the ReefSpotlight 10.10.2017Normally invisible to humans, fluorescent light shows like the one this fireworm puts on are helping medical researchers fight disease.
Troubled WatersSpotlight 05.16.2017The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.
The Zika ChallengeOpinion 08.17.2016As we look for ways to prevent the world’s latest mosquito-borne disease, our focus on the mosquitoes themselves might be obscuring a more sustainable solution.
Battling DiseaseOpinion 04.26.2016Elizabeth Hadly weighs in on why bats need our help—now more than ever—and why we need bats.
