Conservation

Shark researchers used a system for recognizing patterns in star field photographs to identify whale sharks, which have individual spot patterns.

A government–science partnership with input from local fishermen is the reason—and it could be a model for natural resource science

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. 

The draft bill is an attempt at compromise between environmentalists and conservatives favoring climate action

The enticing scent of pee could help female felines choose the best mate

New research shows 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either

The decade-long, bipartisan program was aimed at reducing reliance on ethanol from food crops

The Cerrado is the most threatened biome in Brazil, environmentalists proclaim

Sanderlings, red knots and ruddy turnstones failed to breed this year along the Arctic island’s east coast due to record snow cover

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west, but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope

Kentucky’s first mountaintop removal coal mine is being turned into grassland to support valuable game species

Researchers are scrambling to understand the virulent outbreak, and backing policies to save several already beleaguered species