Artificial intelligence can help highway departments find bats roosting under bridges

Bats roost under bridges and culverts across North America, so highway departments have to check for them before repairing bridges. A new AI tool makes those inspections faster and more accurate.

Tianshu Li, Research Assistant in Systems Engineering, University of Virginia • conversation
Sept. 21, 2021 ~5 min

Giant sea bass are thriving in Mexican waters – scientific research that found them to be critically endangered stopped at the US-Mexico border

The giant sea bass fishery collapsed long ago in the U.S., but that didn’t mean the species was endangered. New research shows these iconic fish have been thriving south of the border.

Arturo Ramírez-Valdez, Researcher, University of California San Diego • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 ~8 min


Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new

Climate change is even worse than we expected - so is now the time for conservationists to take extreme measures to stem the extinction crisis?

Sarah Elizabeth Dalrymple, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
July 16, 2021 ~8 min

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Palm oil is responsible for widespread deforestation and labor abuses, but it's also cheap and incredibly useful. That's why many advocates call for reforming the industry, not replacing it.

Jonathan E. Robins, Associate Professor of Global History, Michigan Technological University • conversation
June 24, 2021 ~10 min

We discovered what's killing the world's rarest penguin – and it could help us make a vaccine

The bacteria which causes the infection in yellow-eyed penguins is closely related to a human pathogen.

Vartul Sangal, Senior Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 11, 2021 ~5 min

Scientists at work: Helping endangered sea turtles, one emergency surgery at a time

For the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, every individual matters. A team of veterinarians and biologists has formed a network along the Gulf Coast to save injured sea turtles and the species.

Debra Moore, Assistant Clinical Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University • conversation
May 13, 2021 ~8 min

GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia

An infrastructure boom threatens endangered tigers across Asia. Scientists want to know more about how tigers behave near roads so they can design wildlife-friendly transportation networks.

Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan • conversation
April 23, 2021 ~9 min

Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.

Liam Whitmore, PhD Candidate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick • conversation
April 21, 2021 ~8 min


Biodiversity: we can map the biggest threats to endangered species in your local area

To get a grip on the biodiversity crisis, we'll need to understand how wildlife is threatened in our own backyard.

Philip McGowan, Professor of Conservation Science and Policy, Newcastle University • conversation
April 8, 2021 ~7 min

Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests' that are visible from space

As sea levels rise along the Atlantic coast, saltwater is intruding inland, killing trees and turning coastal forests into marshes. Should scientists try to slow the process, or work with it?

Emily Ury, Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University • conversation
April 6, 2021 ~9 min

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