Conservation(Page 11)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

How kelp farming is helping revive the economy and ecology of a Long Island bay

By Iris M. Crawford / Nexus Media

This 18-foot python’s last meal was a whole alligator

This 18-foot python’s last meal was a whole alligator

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest

By Laura Baisas

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

Schools of herring are filling a once-dead waterway

By Lauren Kaljur / Hakai Magazine

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

By Becki Robins / Undark

At long last, a homecoming for the Fender’s blue butterfly

At long last, a homecoming for the Fender’s blue butterfly

By Jaclyn Moyer / High Country News

Wildfire smoke from across continents is changing the Arctic Ocean’s makeup

Wildfire smoke from across continents is changing the Arctic Ocean’s makeup

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Noise pollution messes with beluga whales’ travel plans

Noise pollution messes with beluga whales’ travel plans

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

Ocean plastic ‘vacuums’ are sucking up marine life along with trash

By Carla Delgado

Tiny conifer plants growing out of the Sheenjek River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The 2022 midterm elections could shake the course of environmental action in the US

Mountain lions in Los Angeles face the heat of worsening wildfires

Mountain lions in Los Angeles face the heat of worsening wildfires

By Noah Schlager / High Country News

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

Italian chefs are cooking up a solution to booming jellyfish populations

By Agostino Petroni / Hakai Magazine

A Sumatra tiger in the jungle

Some of Asia’s iconic wildlife doesn’t seem to mind human encroachment

By Laura Baisas

Ducks and other North American waterfowl are faring surprisingly well

Ducks and other North American waterfowl are faring surprisingly well

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

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The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science

By Mara Grunbaum, Yasmin Tayag

bat eating fruit

Turn your backyard into an awesome hangout for bats

By Helen Bradshaw

Lab-grown coral

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

By Miles W. Griffis / High Country News

Endangered species Karner blue butterfly on a flower bud

Why the Endangered Species Act is often too little, too late

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

By Laura Baisas

Why planting new forests could do more harm than good

Why planting new forests could do more harm than good

By Erica Cirino / OpenMind

Barreleye fish from a deep-sea video taken by robotic ocean rovers in Monterey Bay

Your gaming skills could help teach an AI to identify jellyfish and whales

By Charlotte Hu

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

By Laura Baisas

a beautiful desert canyon landscape basked in the glow of the setting sun

How tribal co-managing movements are transforming the conservation of public lands

a great white shark under water

Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks

By Lauren J. Young

Melting glacier pink

Collecting ancient geomyths could give scientists new insights on climate change

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

By Carla Delgado

Asian honeysuckle

Scientists are disagreeing on the effects of invasive species

By Asher Elbein/Undark

Live caught lobster

Why Maine is pushing back on a seafood watch group’s red-listing of the American lobster

By Megan Zhang / Saveur

Hurricane Ian Category 1 Carolina coast satellite image

Hurricane Ian surges back and heads for the Carolinas

By Purbita Saha

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

By Laura Baisas

What an ancient Maya city excavation taught scientists about the origins of reef fishes

What an ancient Maya city excavation taught scientists about the origins of reef fishes

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

Bowl of mussels.

Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat

By Carla Delgado

Philadelphia’s microscopic algae archive is a time machine for coastlands

By Jack Tamisiea / Hakai Magazine

Children playing in polluted sand in front of AES Gener thermoelectric plant in Chile

For years, Chile exploited its environment to grow. Now it’s trying to save it.

Fish kill in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, from algae bloom seen from above

California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

By Emily Harwitz / High Country News

Biofuel is a ‘renewable’ resource, but climate change could soon limit its potential

Biofuel is a ‘renewable’ resource, but climate change could soon limit its potential

By Carla Delgado

Photo of wildfires covering mountains with residential area below it

New federal mapping tool brings climate resiliency to everyday Americans

a schematic of a satellite beaming down to a dish to study the ocean floor

The centuries-long quest to map the seafloor’s hidden secrets

By Bill Gourgey

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

A cooked lobster claw.

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

a pile of plastic trash with an emphasis of a gray crate filled with other plastic items including a black plastic eel trap

A close look at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch reveals a common culprit

By Lauren J. Young

Full-grown bison standing in a prairie full of yellow goldenrod wildflowers

Bison are bringing biodiversity back to Kansas prairie land

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback

By Laura Baisas

Coast of Lake Superior

The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion

By Dave Dempsey

European red fox crouched on concrete and looking directly into the camera

Can invasive species ever be ‘good’?

After 75 years, an extremely rare sea turtle returns to Louisiana

After 75 years, an extremely rare sea turtle returns to Louisiana

By Kris Millgate/Field & Stream

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

Parasitic fungi bursting from a fly's back in macro

These thoughtful nature images were captured by scientists in action

By Popular Science Team

High Line elevated walkway and forest in Manhattan, New York City

4 ways the Inflation Reduction Act invests in healthier forests and greener cities

A scuba diver takes a step into the ocean.

A diver’s guide to a more sustainable scuba adventure

By Carla Delgado

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions

By Claudia Geib / Hakai Magazine

Best reef-safe sunscreen sliced header

Best reef-safe sunscreens

By Suzie Dundas

a black woman in a stanford baseball cap stands in the hatch of a submersible about to load

Meet the marine geologist mapping the deepest point on Earth

By Tatyana Woodall

American beaver swimming with head out of water

Wolves and beavers can have magical ecosystem effects—if they have space to thrive

Kids with long frizzy brown hair birdwatching with binoculars from a duck blind

How to become a citizen scientist—and when to leave it to the professionals

By Bridget Reed Morawski

A rare and multicolored sea slug has been recorded in UK waters for the first time.

This dashing tropical sea slug just showed up in the UK

By Sara Kiley Watson

a vibrant orange and black monarch butterfly perched on a purple flower

The monarch butterfly is scientifically endangered. So why isn’t it legally protected yet?

By Lauren J. Young

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

By Jason P. Dinh / Hakai Magazine

Rio Grande silvery minnow endangered fish on black background

An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande