We discovered why giant pandas are black and white: here's how
The scientists who discovered that a giant panda’s distinctive markings provide camouflage from predators tell us about their latest work
Nov. 9, 2021 • ~5 min
The scientists who discovered that a giant panda’s distinctive markings provide camouflage from predators tell us about their latest work
Two forest researchers whose own communities were threatened by fires in 2021 explain how historic policies left forests at high risk of megafires.
The Blob, a long-lasting mass of warm water, sat off the Pacific coast of North America for years, bringing new species to formerly cold waters. What allows some to survive while others fade away?
It sounds like a mammoth plan, but bringing back large herbivore species to Europe could help mitigate ecosystem collapse.
Rivers are among among the most embattled ecosystems on Earth. Researchers are testing a new, inexpensive way to study river health by using eDNA to count the species that rivers harbor.
Generic urban landscape design is damaging for people and nature: an ecomimicry approach instead encourages nature to flourish even in cities.
Research suggests our names for birds reflect our changing relationship with the natural world: here's why that matters
Combining evidence from archaeology, geochronology and paleoenvironmental science, researchers identified how ancient humans by Lake Malawi were the first to substantially modify their environment.
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