
Humans Are Driving Other Mammals to Become More Nocturnal
The shift could change which prey animals hunt or make it harder to find food
The shift could change which prey animals hunt or make it harder to find food
In spite of their ecological, economic and cultural significance, predators are among the most heavily persecuted animals, due to conflict with humans and their assets
A survey to study this elusive, threatened mammal stretched over 7 winters and 70,000 kilometers
A rise in global temperatures may be making all kinds of creatures smaller—a trend with worrisome implications
Coral skeletons have recorded changes in the ocean environment over thousands of years
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Some crops grow better under raised solar panels than they do in full sun
During extreme heat waves, a species of eucalyptus copes by releasing water and taking advantage of evaporative cooling. Other trees may do the same.
Sea lions and fur seals in Uruguay have become a tourist attraction—but the animals have become less, not more, accepting of humans. Jason G. Goldman reports.
Scientists work to understand vulnerability to global warming at the level of animals’ DNA
An ambitious new project is underway to pepper the migratory routes of endangered monarch butterflies with eye-catching murals
...they can't do their job of protecting aquatic ecosystems if people fail to respect their boundaries
She’s the only freeborn orca still in captivity in the US, and her birth pod—and even her mother—are still living in the wild
As the wild population falls to just 40 animals, captive breeding may be their last chance for survival
Reducing water consumption from power plants is a worthy conservation strategy, but the cost may outweigh the benefits compared with alternatives like desalinating saltwater
Intense human pressure on areas set aside for preservation could be threatening biodiversity
Exhaustive searchers have failed to turn up the lost Algerian species Adenocarpus faurei. Could other plants in the region also be extinct?
The race is on to exploit—and protect—the ocean floor
Hunting regulations in Sweden prohibit killing brown bear mothers in company of cubs—causing mama bears to care for their young longer. Jason G. Goldman reports.
Thanks to protective efforts in Russia, these critically endangered big cats have renewed hope of avoiding extinction
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