Swamp Sentinels Article 02.18.2021 Buried in mud for millennia, some of New Zealand’s ancient kauri trees are revealing surprising clues about Earth’s climate—past, present, and future.
A New Hope Photo Essay 01.27.2021 Discovered a mere four years ago, the Skywalker gibbon quickly landed on the list of the world’s 25 most endangered primates. While its status remains precarious, the species is inspiring a newfound effort to protect and restore the forests of China’s Gaoligong Mountains.
Mother Load Spotlight 12.11.2020 Multitasking bat moms carry their nursing pups underwing all while navigating a growing array of threats in the Australian forests they call home.
Refilling the Carbon Sink Photo Essay 11.12.2019 Long seen as wastelands, Scotland’s bogs are now the scene of an intense restoration effort in which millions of exotic trees are being felled to fight climate change.
A Precarious Perch Article 08.27.2019 Swallow-tailed kites have lost much of their habitat in the southeastern United States, but thanks to an unlikely ally, their numbers are beginning to climb.
Bigger, Hotter, Faster Article 08.15.2017 The wildfires of tomorrow will be like nothing we’ve ever seen. But the debates they’ll spark have already been raging for more than a century.
Invisible Nature: Invasion of the Caterpillars Video 12.27.2016 Gypsy moths have been gaining ground in North American forests for 150 years. Can a caterpillar-melting virus keep them in check?
Life After Timber Article 12.20.2016 What’s a community to do when outside forces and ecological realities threaten the very industry on which it’s built?
Old-Growth Logging’s Last Stand? Article 12.20.2016 Clearcutting ancient trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest makes little sense—ecologically, climatically, perhaps even economically. So why is it so hard to stop?
Last Tree Standing Immersive 11.22.2016 Since 2011, drought and pestilence have killed more than 100 million trees in California. What does that mean for the fate of the world’s largest tree, the giant sequoia?
The Color of Drought Video 11.22.2016 A record-setting dry spell is transforming California’s forests—and in this case, colorful foliage is not a good thing.
The Seed Savers Article 11.15.2016 As the trees at the heart of America’s western wilderness are dying, ecologists are trying to grow their way out of the problem.
Owl Wars Article 08.17.2016 The latest conservation conflicts pit one species against another. To save an iconic bird in the Pacific Northwest, the government is taking no chances—and no prisoners.
The Tree That Ate the West Article 08.09.2016 Both native and invasive—protected and reviled—western junipers are a living contradiction.
Curbing an Onslaught of 2 Billion Cars Opinion 06.14.2016 Nature could soon be imperiled by twice as many vehicles and enough new roads to encircle the planet more than 600 times.
Nature’s Lumberjacks Spotlight 04.26.2016 Tree-felling is dangerous business, so naturally a mother shows her young kit how it’s done.
