Conservation

Pumping cheap iron-oxide-rich red bricks with specific vapors that form polymers enables the bricks to become electrical-charge-storage devices.

New research indicates a growing online trade in porcupine bezoars—a ball of inedible material that sometimes gathers in their digestive tracts

A study estimates that 200 million trees in the tropics are mowed down by lightning annually.

Every year, Alaska’s big salmon runs feature smaller salmon. Climate change and competition with hatchery-raised salmon may be to blame. Julia Rosen reports.

The finding could potentially help wildlife managers keep better tabs on their herds. Jason G. Goldman reports. 

The proposal aims to control water pollution and coastal development that can damage the diverse ecosystem

At the moment, we can’t—so let’s adapt it

In addition to trapping oil with booms, residents of Mauritius have evacuated endangered plants and animals

Butterflies, fish and frogs sport rear-end eyespots that reduce predation. Painting eye markings on cows similarly seems to ward off predators.

Hermit warblers in California have developed 35 different song dialects, apparently as a result of wildfires temporarily driving them out of certain areas.

Climate change is expected to bring more frequent droughts and heat waves to Africa’s Kalahari Desert. And aardvarks might not be able to cope. Jason G. Goldman reports.

A new process could help conservationists save imperiled species