Conservation
Our Love of Exotic Pets Is Driving Wildlife Decline
The wild pet trade may surpass habitat loss as a factor in the growing silence of the natural world
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Environment
Cougar Calls Get Big Bear Reactions
Black bears and cougars share the Vancouver countryside, but not happily.
Conservation
The Ambitious Effort to Document California's Changing Deserts
Ecologists catalogue bird and mammal populations as warming transforms Death Valley
Environment
Should We Bid Farewell to Piñon?
Experts disagree on whether this hearty pine, vital to the American West, is dying from climate change or just correcting for its recent success
Conservation
Jane Goodall, Still Traveling the World and Speaking Up for Animals at 83
The famed primatologist talks about her past work, her environmental concerns and the importance of conservation
Environment
Trump Picks Coal Lobbyist to Help Lead EPA
EPA deputy nominee Andrew Wheeler waged behind-the-scenes war against climate bills
A Global Plan for Nature Conservation
The idea of securing at least half of our planet for nature conservation has recently been gathering momentum
In a Time of Hurricanes, We Must Talk about Environmental Conservation
It protects lives and property, and makes places like Puerto Rico far more self-reliant when disaster strikes
Climate Change
Longer Springs Might Hurt Bees, Not Help Them
New research reveals how climate change and bee declines could be linked
Environment
Parakeet Invasion of Mexico Driven by Europe’s Ban on Bird Imports
Attempts to stop the spread of bird flu and protect wildlife had unintended consequences
Biology
Tsunami Sent Species on a Transoceanic Trip
The 2011 east Japan tsunami swept huge amounts of wreckage out to sea—and Japanese species hitchhiked across the Pacific on the debris. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Evolution
Does Evolution Repeat Itself?
Jonathan Losos, biology professor at Harvard and curator of herpetology at the university’s Museum of Comparative Zoology, talks about his latest book, Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance and the Future of Evolution ...
Conservation
Roads Are Slicing Up Giant Pandas’ Habitat
Panda populations are rising, but the species has less living space today than three decades ago
Biology
1 Sneeze, 1 Vote among African Wild Dogs
Individuals in packs of African wild dogs appear to sneeze to make their wishes known regarding when to get up and hunt.
Biology
Giant Tree-Dwelling, Coconut-Eating Rat Species Discovered
The finding was the result of years of searching for the elusive creature
Conservation
3 Decades after Dian Fossey, Gorillas Still Face Extinction
A primatologist says 80 percent of Grauer’s gorillas have disappeared in the past 20 years
Climate Change
Springtime Now Arrives Earlier for Birds
A trove of scientific notes from the early 1900s suggests a warming climate is driving birds to migrate earlier to New York’s Mohonk Preserve. Julia Rosen reports.
Conservation
Great Lakes Defenders Have a Shocking Idea to Stave Off Invasive Carp
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed electric and sound barriers to repel Asian carp approaching Lake Michigan
Climate Change
Warming Puts Squeeze on Ancient Trees
As temperatures rise, the tree line moves upslope. But ancient bristlecone pines are losing that upslope race to faster-colonizing neighbors. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Engineering
The New Economy of Excrement
Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even food
