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‘Science needs to catch up’: Deep sea mining looms over unstudied ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Aug 2017

Modern Fish Act: boon to recreational fishing or risk to U.S. fishery?

Giovanni Ortolani 21 Aug 2017

Mammal numbers high in logged tropical forests, study finds

John Cannon 16 Aug 2017

Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating red knot

Gloria Dickie 8 Aug 2017

Canopy bridges keep rainforest animals connected over gas pipeline

Claire Salisbury 2 Aug 2017

Mothers vs. loggers: the destruction of Białowieża Forest splits Poland

Rachel Fritts 19 Jul 2017

Ongoing mass extinction causing ‘biological annihilation,’ new study says

John Cannon 11 Jul 2017

Study: Biodiversity poorly protected by conservation areas worldwide

John Cannon 10 Jul 2017

The fight to save Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Mike Gaworecki 27 Jun 2017
Ring-tailed lemur. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Ring-tailed lemurs down by 95 percent? Maybe not.

Matthew P. Reed 19 Jun 2017

The ‘interval squeeze’: Climate change makes it less likely conifer forests will regenerate after wildfires

Mike Gaworecki 15 Jun 2017

Tropical forest diversity and carbon richness not linked, study finds

Claire Salisbury 12 Jun 2017

In rare move, Brazil’s Temer ups conserved lands by 282,000 hectares

Jenny Gonzales 9 Jun 2017

Field Notes: Pond turtle studies could help sea turtles survive toxic algal blooms

Elizabeth Devitt 8 Jun 2017

Reef Market Economy: Energetics key to keeping fish in the sea and the store

Caitlin Looby 1 Jun 2017

Lizard DNA reveals India’s grasslands are likely pre-human – and need protection

Maxine Chen 31 May 2017

Bill Laurance on the “infrastructure tsunami” sweeping the planet

Mike Gaworecki 17 May 2017

Field Notes: Reinvigorating wild parrot populations with captive birds

Elizabeth Devitt 17 May 2017

Sand mining ban lifted on beach in Suriname, causing public backlash

Rachel Fritts 27 Mar 2017

Will Madagascar lose its most iconic primate?

Matthew P. Reed 24 Mar 2017

Catching up to the Ruby Seadragon: new species raises new questions

Jacqueline Hernandez 20 Mar 2017

Among their many impacts, roads are driving rapid evolutionary adaptation in adjacent populations

Mike Gaworecki 15 Mar 2017

Climate change driving widespread local extinctions; tropics most at risk

Claire Salisbury 9 Mar 2017

Many tree species in eastern US may be unable to adapt to changing climate, study finds

Justin Catanoso 6 Mar 2017

Discovering the Congo carbon sink

Caitlin Looby 3 Mar 2017

Field Notes: Finding Jacobo; an Andean cat captivates conservationists

Elizabeth Devitt 28 Feb 2017

The Spirit of the Steppes: Saving Central Asia’s saiga

Elizabeth Devitt 27 Feb 2017

Endangered species and habitats threatened by US-Mexico border wall

Rina Herzl 14 Feb 2017

Field Notes: Predicting how the pet trade spreads infectious disease

Elizabeth Devitt 13 Feb 2017

Resurrected Jeypore ground gecko faces second death sentence

Fiona Broom 7 Feb 2017

Bright lights, big city, tiny frog: Romer’s tree frog survives Hong Kong

Asher Elbein 3 Feb 2017

All I want for Christmas… a wildlife researcher’s holiday wish list

Glenn Scherer 20 Dec 2016

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