What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Arctic, too.
June 30, 2025 • ~11 min
50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology
A shark expert whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie explains some of their unique features. Many discoveries came in the decades after ‘Jaws.’
June 18, 2025 • ~11 min
AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators
Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.
June 18, 2025 • ~9 min
Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk
They look like devils and hence are called pez diablo in Spanish, but these demonic objects are dried and mutilated versions of living rays known as guitarfish.
June 16, 2025 • ~8 min
Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins
African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.
June 13, 2025 • ~6 min
Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores
Computer modelling past ocean conditions can help predict the location and age of carbon-rich mud.
June 6, 2025 • ~7 min
The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer
A new archaeological study finds early evidence of white-tailed deer declines in the 17th century, likely driven by the commodification of deerskins under colonial capitalism.
May 29, 2025 • ~8 min
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