Animals
Adorable Moth-Size Bats Found in the Pacific Islands’ Largest Bat Cave
An expedition has discovered a remote Fijian cave with thousands of microbats thought to be nearly extinct
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Climate Change
Disappearing Glaciers Expose Vast New Ecosystems That Need Protection
New habitats that are emerging as mountain glaciers melt away represent huge ecological shifts and present new challenges for conservation
Climate Change
Will Forests Stop Absorbing More Carbon Than They Emit?
The U.S. Forest Service faces criticism for projecting that forests could become carbon emitters by 2070 instead of continuing as carbon sinks
Conservation
Grand Canyon Gains New Million-Acre Monument
President Biden is declaring a national monument around the Grand Canyon, protecting lands important to a dozen Native American tribes and prohibiting new uranium mining claims in the region...
Conservation
How Wasted Food Turns into Huge Amounts of Greenhouse Gas
Here’s how food loss and waste threaten the planet at every stage, from harvest to consumption
Animals
Are ‘Cocaine Sharks’ Really Scarfing Down Drugs off Florida’s Coasts?
With their stealth, speed and serrated teeth, sharks are predators to be reckoned with. And that’s before factoring in the cocaine some sharks may be eating...
Climate Change
Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Hold Carbon
A new USDA report finds forests could become a major emitter of carbon by 2070
Oceans
Deep-Sea Mining Can Chase off Marine Life for Months
Even small deep-sea mining operations can have a significant effect on marine life, a new study has found, just as such mining operations are poised to begin with no industry rules in place...
Conservation
Humans Are Predators of at Least One Third of All Vertebrate Species
Humans prey on more vertebrate species for use as pets and in medicine and other products than we do for food
Conservation
Climate-Friendly Cocktail Recipes Go Light on Ice
It takes a lot of water and energy to make negronis, manhattans and margaritas. Could we do with less ice?
Animals
The Mystery of Australia’s Paralyzed Parrots
Rainbow lorikeets are Australia’s most abundant native bird. What is paralyzing thousands of them every year?
Conservation
Colombia’s ‘Cocaine Hippo’ Population Is Even Bigger Than Scientists Thought
The most comprehensive census yet of the hippos in Colombia that are descended from several imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar reveals that there could be twice as many of the invasive animals as previous estimates indicated...
Animals
Former Russian ‘Spy Whale’ Faces His Greatest Danger
Hvaldi, a juvenile beluga whale likely used as a Russian spy, has become so accustomed to human interaction that he’s putting himself in danger and urgently needs our help
Conservation
Rats Are Finally Gone from This Vulnerable Island
Efforts to eradicate invasive rats that have decimated native species on islands around the world are beginning to bear fruit
Conservation
Here’s How to Use Window Films to Actually Protect Birds
Bird-strike-deterrent window films don’t work if they’re placed on the indoor side
Conservation
These Mini Ecosystems Existed Underfoot of Dinosaurs, but Our Parking Lots Might Pave Them to Extinction
Vernal pools are safe havens for creatures such as fairy shrimp, and they have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangaea and multiple ice ages. But humans are paving them over...
Climate Change
Forest Service Explores Moving Trees to Save Them from Hotter Weather
A new program looks to replant warm weather trees in northern Minnesota to help them adjust to a rapidly warming world
Animals
This $600-Million Room Contains the World's Largest Collection of These Tiny Endangered Animals
Inside a vault at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles lies a microscopic population of immense value—the repository for vernal pool fairy shrimp.
Pollution
Will the Chesapeake Bay Become a Dead Zone?
The country’s largest estuary is under critical threat from pollution and climate change. The question is: Can it be saved?
Conservation
This Might Be the World’s Oldest Tree. And It Could Die of Thirst
Lañilawal, a Patagonian cypress that may be one of the oldest trees on Earth, needs greater protection if scientists are to understand its secrets of survival, an environmental scientist says...
