Conservation

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.

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

Most invertebrates get smaller on average in cities, although a few very mobile species respond to urbanization by growing.

Narwhals and beluga whales are especially vulnerable to increased traffic in the region

Recent research shows that oxybenzone and octinoxate are detrimental to coral growth and increase the rate of coral bleaching

Forest cover losses were the second worst on record, after only 2016, with implications for climate mitigation

Many people assume only male birds do the singing. But females also sing in at least 660 species and perhaps many more.

Researchers tested the hearing of beluga whales in an Alaskan bay and found that they seem to have suffered little hearing loss due to ocean noise. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A new study proposes tools to gauge when an ecosystem is “intact”—and what might happen if that changes

Responsibly harvested areas may serve as habitat corridors for the big cats

A new analysis found the flood protection benefits of coral reefs save the global economy $4 billion dollars a year. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Hippo poop is piling up in Tanzania’s freshwater fisheries—which is bad news for biodiversity, and deleterious for the dinner plate. Jason G. Goldman reports.