Conservation(Page 13)

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

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Two divers collect coral samples from reef.

How divers found 4 new coral species, hidden in plain sight

Scientists Rank World’s Most ‘Evolutionarily Distinct’ Birds

Sea lion swimming in green waters with N95 mask floating by

14 hypnotizing photos that captured the world in and beyond the pandemic

By Popular Science Team

tagged green turtle

We may finally know where young turtles spend their ‘lost years’

By Philip Kiefer

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

By Ellie Shechet

$Nautilus shell fractal$

The nautilus’s impressive memory has survived five mass extinctions

By Eleanor Cummins

monument valley with person on horse in foreground cars in background

Humans haven’t always wrecked the environment

By Philip Kiefer

Corroded munitions with sea life grown over.

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late?

By María Paula Rubiano A.

Elk bull, calf, and cow with radio tags against the West Virginia mountains

West Virginia’s native elk have finally come home

By Larry Case/ Outdoor Life

Close up view of a "giant larvacean" (blue tadpole-like animal) and its "inner house."

These animals build palaces out of their own snot

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

By Kate Baggaley

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

If Snow And Rain Come From The Ocean, Why Aren’t They Salty?

By Sophie Bushwick

Close up detail of a grey wolf.

Wisconsin permitted people to hunt a contentious species. That might change next year.

By Phil Bourjaily/Field & Stream

sea lion chasing a school of fish

Protecting 30 percent of the oceans would benefit the entire planet

A rafter and his black Lab on the New River in West Virginia.

The story behind our new national park and its unique legacy

By Natalie Krebs/ Outdoor Life

three black-footed ferrets

The fight to save America’s most endangered mammal

Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input

By Ellie Shechet

wisconsin wolf hunt

Wisconsin hunters have already killed more gray wolves than allowed

By Alan Clemons/ Outdoor Life

What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs

By Ellie Shechet

The Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern is managed by the BLM California’s Bishop Field Office.

Biden sets an ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of US lands and waters

By Christine Peterson/ Outdoor Life

The spiney water flea is invading the Upper Midwest.

A spiky flea could ruin Midwestern ecosystems and kill native fish

By Abi Cole/ Outdoor Life

plastic bottles bound together

Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health.

A captive spotted eagle ray feeding on mollusks in a tank

Listen to the soothing sounds of a snacking stingray

By Purbita Saha

sharks in the ocean

Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago

By Kate Baggaley

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

These jellyfish seem to cheat death. What’s their secret?

By Sara Kiley Watson

corpse flower from above

Corpse flowers across the country are swapping pollen to stay stinky

By Doug Johnson/Undark

The Trump border wall made of concrete and steel on the edge of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona

How the Trump border wall sapped a desert oasis dry

By Lucy Sherriff

Red crab on water.

Why everything eventually becomes a crab

By Sara Kiley Watson

The White House covered in snow

The Trump administration’s environmental legacy can be undone. Here’s how.

By Purbita Saha

Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park

The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo

A pod of fish with red backs and green fins splashing in shallow running water.

North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger

By Alex Robinson / Outdoor Life

Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea

By Kate Baggaley

tropical peatlands Markurius Sera / Borneo Nature Foundation

Conserving tropical peatlands could be key to preventing the next pandemic

Tim Robinson illustration

Appalachia’s ginseng goldmine may not last much longer

By Emily Cataneo/Undark

Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

Gray wolves are leaving the endangered species list. But should they?

southern right whales

The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes

By Emma Carroll/The Conversation

cave spelunking

Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves

By Purbita Saha

William Perry Pendley, Bureau of Land Management.

One of the country’s top environmental officials has been serving illegally

By Andrew McKean/Outdoor Life

We finally know why sea pickles glow

By María Paula Rubiano A.

How 25 chinchillas could save a mountain

By Ed Stoddard/Undark

mixed-conifer forest

Healthy forests do more than just prevent wildfires

By Bales & Conklin/The Conversation

Dungeness Crabs

14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean

By Bob Mcnally/Field & Stream

A ruby-throated hummingbird that hit a glass window, held in someone's hand

How to help an injured bird

By Purbita Saha

Dhritiman Mukherjee captured this gharial daddy giving over 100 of his offspring a ride on his back.

This crocodile daddy giving 100 babies a ride puts your carpool to shame

By María Paula Rubiano A.

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

By Kate Baggaley

Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US

By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life

Whale ‘roadkill’ is on the rise off California. A new detection system could help.

Monarch butterflies

Migrating monarchs are in trouble. Here’s how we can all help them.

By D. André Green II/The Conversation

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

This giant Gulf of Mexico reef is a conservation success story—here’s why it’s thriving

By Amal Ahmed/Texas Observer

A mother wolverine and her kits ascend a tree.

Mount Rainier’s first wolverine mama in a century is a sign of the species’ comeback

The Brooks Range sets the backdrop for vital caribou feeding grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

The Trump administration opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil companies—but none may bite

By Scott L. Montgomery/The Conversation

pappy lane shipwreck

This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea

By Herb McCormick

bottlenose dolphins

Manmade pollutants could be harming marine mammals more than we think

A National Park mountain range against clear blue and lightly clouded skies overlooking a wooded forest area.

The Great American Outdoors Act proves that grassroots advocacy and democracy still work

By Robinson & Krebs/ Outdoor Life

deforested area with cut logs

Protecting nature could prevent the next pandemic

rain dripping off a roof during a storm

Capturing rainwater is an easy way to save money and the planet

Surfers are riding a wave of new technologies to their Olympic debut

sand dunes in a desert with blue skies

Half of the Earth is still free from human impact, but it’s not all good news

Black kids with binoculars

Black birders have never been safe or celebrated

By Jacqueline L. Scott/The Conversation

New Zealands animals

New Zealand’s bold rat-control campaign sees its first wave of successes

By Mara Johnson-Groh

"Albino" tigers are often just captive individuals bred for specific, atypical features.

‘Tiger King’ would have been more disturbing if it had focused on the big cat trade

By Allison Skidmore/The Conversation

sea turtle in tank

Sea turtles think old ocean plastic smells delicious