4 ways to keep your lights from harming insects

Light pollution negatively affects thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps, and other insects. Here's how to minimize the harm from your bulbs.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 22, 2019 ~5 min

This frog’s mating call attracts predators, too

The mating calls túngara frogs make have an unfortunate side effect: attracting one of their main predators.

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
Nov. 11, 2019 ~6 min


Sniffing out lizard poop could offer a way to save them

When combined with DNA identification, dogs trained to sniff out the scat of endangered lizards could offer a new noninvasive way to protect them.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Nov. 5, 2019 ~3 min

Ankle bracelets for hippos could keep them safe

"If you don't know where a hippo goes, how in the world can you design a thoughtful management plan?"

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Nov. 4, 2019 ~9 min

Earth has lots of wild spaces, but they’re fragile

There's still an opportunity to protect vast, relatively wild spaces for the benefit of people and other living species, research finds.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~4 min

South Atlantic humpback whales make a comeback

After a near miss with extinction, a population of South Atlantic humpback whales is on the rise.

U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~4 min

Right whales ‘whisper’ to their kids to avoid predators

To steer clear of predators like orcas, right whales tone down their vocalizations, which "can be thought of almost like a human whisper."

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Oct. 11, 2019 ~3 min

Hiding spots and predators benefit reef fish

New research finds that reef fish populations depend on two things: good hiding spots and a resident predator.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Oct. 3, 2019 ~5 min


What you need to know about the Amazon fires

As thousands of fires still rage in the Amazon, experts explain what started the fires, what could stop them, and why the Amazon matters so much.

NC State • futurity
Oct. 2, 2019 ~10 min

What will the overhauled Endangered Species Act do?

Big changes are coming for the Endangered Species Act. A biologist and a legal expert explain the changes and their implications.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Sept. 27, 2019 ~1 min

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