
Sea Otters Could Get New Home in San Francisco Bay
Despite perils such as oil spills and high-speed ferries, the bay has plenty of safe spots for this charismatic threatened species

Sea Otters Could Get New Home in San Francisco Bay
Despite perils such as oil spills and high-speed ferries, the bay has plenty of safe spots for this charismatic threatened species

The Kaleidoscopic Art of Threatened Corals
Resilient corals in Miami may signal what the future holds for these creatures


A Duet of Fish Owls
Part territorial call, part pair bond affirmation, their cries break the silence of a frozen Siberian landscape

Moby-Dick and the Galápagos Tortoises
What Herman Melville left out of his classic novel

Otters Show How Predators Can Blunt Climate Damage
Understanding the full impacts of warming requires factoring in the complexity of ecosystems

The Problem with Honey Bees
They’re important for agriculture, but they’re not so good for the environment

Science News Briefs from around the Globe
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from the United Arab Emirates about the the first interplanetary mission by an Arab country.

We Can Save Earth’s Coral Reefs
Members of the International Coral Reef Initiative have agreed on the steps we must take. Now governments have to act

Rain Forest Canopy Bridges Aid Slow Lorises, Gibbons and Other Threatened Species
The world’s most endangered primate is only the latest example of an arboreal animal benefiting from this simple yet effective conservation solution

Election Science Stakes: Energy
Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti and associate editor Andrea Thompson talk about this election and the future of U.S. energy research and policy.

Election Science Stakes: Environment
Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti talks about how this election will affect environmental science and policy.

Election Science Stakes: Climate
Scientific American’s associate editor for sustainability Andrea Thompson talks about how climate science and policy will be affected by this election.