Conservation
Cuba’s Economic Isolation Protected Its Environment
The island nation has fewer nonnative plants than other Caribbean islands
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Fraudulent Fish Foiled by Cancer-Catching Pen
Seafood is often falsely labeled, but a handheld device can tell tuna from tilapia in seconds
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Military and Environmentalists Align to Protect Key Coastal Salt Marsh
Development and sea-level rise threaten this crucial habitat and natural line of defense against storm surge
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Biodiversity Conservation Should Start in Biden’s Backyard
The president can set a powerful example for the U.S. and the world by filling the White House grounds with America’s native plants and animals
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Ecologists Saved Bald Eagles with Helicopter Parenting
One of the country’s largest captive-breeding programs for the once endangered species has helped it recover in California
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See Stunning Collection of Portraits of Africa’s Most Endangered Wildlife
In his latest book, photographer Joachim Schmeisser gets up close and personal with the continent’s wildest creatures
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National Park Nature Walks: A New Pop-Up Podcast Series
Take an acoustic journey into some of the most unique places in the country
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The Deepest Dive to Find the Secrets of the Whales
On Earth Day, Scientific American sits down with National Geographic underwater photographer Brian Skerry to talk about free diving with whales and filming the giant mammals within five meters or less...
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National Park Nature Walks, Episode 5: A Northwoods Voyage
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
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National Park Nature Walks, Episode 4: Beautiful Swamp
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
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Seagrass Forests Counteract Ocean Acidification
More of the coastal vegetation could lessen stress on corals and shellfish
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National Park Nature Walks, Episode 3: Where Lewis and Clark Trod
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
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Save the Butterflies—but Not to Save Our Food Supply
These insects are lovely, but despite what many think, they aren’t significant contributors to pollinating agriculturally important plants
Conservation
Imperiled Freshwater Turtles Are Eating Plastics—Science Is Just Revealing the Threat
We know a lot about how sea turtles are threatened by our trash, but new research has just uncovered an underreported threat hiding inside lakes and rivers.
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Vaccine Could Save Critical Tiger Population
Canine distemper threatens a key group of Amur tigers, but an unconventional vaccination program could help
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National Park Nature Walks, Episode 2: Sequoia Heights
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
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National Park Nature Walks, Episode 1: Rocky Mountains
Today we launch a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
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How Starting Brush Fires Could Save Africa’s Disappearing Lions
Strategic fire management could cut emissions and earn tradable carbon credits, generating funds to save the big cats and benefit Indigenous people
Conservation
What Protecting 30 Percent of the Planet Really Means
To succeed, supporters of an ambitious new conservation target must press national governments to recognize the land rights of Indigenous people
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An Urgent Call for a New Relationship with Nature
“Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and the Planet” is the theme of this year’s World Wildlife Day
