How Do You Move a Giant Sequoia?
Boise, Idaho, recently relocated a century-old, living tree provided by John Muir
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Is This the Next Green Revolution?
To avert a future famine, scientists are manipulating the complex conversation that plants have with microbes, pests and other elements of the phytobiome
Where's My Elephant? High-Tech Collars Track Wildlife in Real Time
Devices and accompanying software, now being tested in Kenya and beyond, could help conservationists outsmart poachers
Climate Change Fires Up Polar Bear Treadmill
Sea ice is drifting faster in the Arctic—which means polar bears need to walk farther to stay in their native range. Emily Schwing reports.
No Bull: Lizards Flee When They See Red
Western fence lizards are more spooked by red and gray shirts than they are by blue ones—perhaps because the males have blue bellies themselves. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Goodbye, Vaquita: How Corruption and Poverty Doom Endangered Species
What the demise of a small Mexican porpoise tells us about extinction in the 21st century
Watch a Wolf Pup Vet Visit
These eight-week-old Mexican gray wolf puppies got a clean bill of health at their first vet checkup this week.
Acreage of Pristine Landscapes Declined Significantly So Far This Century
Logging, agriculture, mining and fires recently have eliminated a larger chunk of vast expanses of forests or naturally treeless ecosystems than you might think
Undersea National Monument Could Be Left High and Dry
Scott Kraus, vice president and senior science advisor at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium in Boston, talks about the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, created last year and already under threat.
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears to Lose Endangered Species Protection
The decision to drop federal protection is based on findings that the bears' numbers have rebounded in recent decades
Air Guns Used in Offshore Oil Exploration Can Kill Tiny Marine Life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometer
Zooniverse: Wildwatch Kenya
Help researchers count, identify and track endangered giraffes in conservation field sites
Small Steps to Save Energy Exhaust Political Will for Bigger Actions
A study in Japan finds that after people unplug appliances and turn down the A-C, they are more resistant to nationwide climate change measures
Wolves Need More Room to Roam
Ecologists say wolves should be allowed to roam beyond remote wilderness areas—and that by scaring off smaller predators like coyotes and jackals, wolves might do a good service, too. Emily Schwing reports.
Wacky Florida's Weird Science
Journalist Craig Pittman of the Tampa Bay Times talks about his book, Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.
Rivers Get Human Rights: They Can Sue to Protect Themselves
In New Zealand and Ecuador, rivers with legal aspects of “personhood” open up new environmental battles
How a Math Formula Could Decide the Fate of Endangered U.S. Species
Feds consider “conservation triage” that would let some animals go extinct to save funds for protecting others
Rising Temps Lower Polar Bear Mercury Intake
As polar bears are forced onto land, they're feeding on animals with less mercury—reducing their levels of the toxic pollutant. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Where's My Elephant? High-Tech Collars Track Wildlife in Real Time
The devices and accompanying software, now being tested in Kenya and beyond, could help conservationists outsmart poachers
Chromosomes Combat Counterfeit Caviar
Researchers found unique genetic variants that differentiate costly beluga caviar from cheaper fakes that rip off consumers. Christopher Intagliata reports.
