Conservation
Astronomy Tool Helps ID Sharks
Shark researchers used a system for recognizing patterns in star field photographs to identify whale sharks, which have individual spot patterns.
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Conservation
Groupers on the Comeback in the Caymans
A government–science partnership with input from local fishermen is the reason—and it could be a model for natural resource science
Conservation
Mammals Moonlight around Human Settlements
A study of human–mammal interaction across the globe found animals are more prone to take to the night around humans. Jason G. Goldman reports.
House Republican Is Proposing a $23 Carbon Tax
The draft bill is an attempt at compromise between environmentalists and conservatives favoring climate action
Science for Sustainable Cities
How smart urban planning and design can help people and the planet
Tinder for Cheetahs? Big Cats Are Attracted by Urine Smell
The enticing scent of pee could help female felines choose the best mate
Conservation
Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees , but That's Just Part of the Story
New research shows 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either
How a Government Program to Get Ethanol from Plants Failed
The decade-long, bipartisan program was aimed at reducing reliance on ethanol from food crops
Deforestation Ticks Up in Brazil's Savanna
The Cerrado is the most threatened biome in Brazil, environmentalists proclaim
Late Snowpack Signals a Lost Summer for Greenland’s Shorebirds
Sanderlings, red knots and ruddy turnstones failed to breed this year along the Arctic island’s east coast due to record snow cover
Conservation
Bat-Killing Fungus Spreads to 2 New Species and 2 New States
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west, but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope
From Defiled to Wild—Can a Spent Coal Mine Be Reborn as a Nature Conservation Center?
Kentucky’s first mountaintop removal coal mine is being turned into grassland to support valuable game species
Conservation
Brazilian Forests Fall Silent as Yellow Fever Decimates Threatened Monkeys
Researchers are scrambling to understand the virulent outbreak, and backing policies to save several already beleaguered species
Conservation
Sharks Make a Splash in Brooklyn
Visitors can see and learn about sharks and their environment in the new "Ocean Wonders: Sharks!" facility at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium.
Conservation
Saving California Condors with a Chisel and Hand Puppets
Conservationists have helped to save North America’s largest bird from extinction, but it’s still important to give every chick a chance to fly free...
Evolution
City Life Favors Downsized Invertebrates
Most invertebrates get smaller on average in cities, although a few very mobile species respond to urbanization by growing.
Ships Threaten Arctic Marine Mammals
Narwhals and beluga whales are especially vulnerable to increased traffic in the region
Why Is Hawaii Banning Sunscreen?
Recent research shows that oxybenzone and octinoxate are detrimental to coral growth and increase the rate of coral bleaching
2017 Was a Really Bad Year for Tropical Forests
Forest cover losses were the second worst on record, after only 2016, with implications for climate mitigation
Environment
Cardinal Rule: Female Birds Sing, Too
Many people assume only male birds do the singing. But females also sing in at least 660 species and perhaps many more.
