Conservation

Lawns mowed every two weeks hosted more bees than lawns mowed every three weeks. Jason G. Goldman reports. 

The key to saving elephants and other species may lie in the DNA contained in their droppings, says conservation biologist Samuel Wasser

Humans may be driving large mammals to extinction

At least 30 percent of corals died off in 2016, and more extreme heat is likely in store

Prairies become dance floors each spring as male birds vie for female attention.

"Like No One is Watching” was first published on bioGraphic © 2018 California Academy of Sciences.

Northeast India's hoolock gibbons are at risk from human incursion into their native forests

The “extinction capital of the world” could start losing unique plant species in as little as a month if funding disappears

Spikes in sea temperatures stress marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs

Rather than always making the same call in response to the same stimuli, North Atlantic right whales are capable of changing their vocalizations.

Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them

Climate change may be partially to blame for the creatures’ shifting schedules

Lizards, snakes and turtles are concentrated in largely unprotected areas