Conservation (Page 13)

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

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Seashore in Chile.

Climate change is making the ocean lose its memory. Here’s what that means.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A photo of algae in a lake in Central Park.

A climate adaptation experiment is taking place in one of NYC’s biggest parks

By Danielle Renwick / Nexus Media News

Aerial view of high chimney pipes with grey smoke from coal power plant. Production of electricity with fossil fuel.

Greenhouse gases, sea level rise, and ocean acidification all broke records in 2021

Photo of Fungi Tremella Mesenterica in a forest

Earth would be unrecognizable without fungi

By Matt Kasson, Et al. / The Conversation

Black farmer on a no-till tractor with pistachio trees in the background

US farmers can help in the battle for climate resiliency. A massive bill highlights how.

By Kristine Liao

A close up photo of a manatee.

Environmental groups blame the EPA for more than 1,000 dead manatees

By Wade Thiel / Outdoor Life

A closeup photo of the glass frog Hyalinobatrachium nouns, named after the Nouns DAO.

A crypto group named a new frog species, and people aren’t thrilled

By Kristine Liao

Yellow lawn mower next to lawn with tall grasses and pink and blue native wildflowers

Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’

By Kristine Liao

The Iron Curtain’s border zone has grown into a wild, ecological haven

The Iron Curtain’s border zone has grown into a wild, ecological haven

By Sarah Baxter

a colorful full coral reef

These Hawaiian corals could hold the secret to surviving warming waters

By Kate Baggaley

robotic buoy floating in ocean

Whale-monitoring robots are oceanic eavesdroppers with a mission

By Charlotte Hu

Purple lupine native wildflowers at Steptoe Butte State Park in Washington

The future of American conservation lies in restoration, not just protection

By Kristine Liao

These little robots could help find old explosives at sea

These little robots could help find old explosives at sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Bigfin reef squid with semitransparent skin in the ocean

This glittery squid can change color in an instant

By Purbita Saha

Two First Nations biologists releasing a caribou calf on the plains of British Columbia, Canada

One historic caribou herd is thriving under First Nations’ care

By Kristine Liao

small delicate, partially translucent mushrooms growing on a log

This South Pacific island could help us understand how fungi evolve

By Lauren J. Young

Seaweed growing underwater

Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plastics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota at dusk with a crowd of visitors

Why national parks are cracking down on fireworks, ebikes, and other harmful fun

By Kristine Liao

a small marine cone snail with a brown spotted shell extends its proboscis that delivers venom into a fish

This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds

By Lauren J. Young

Offshore wind farm with sunset and person on paddleboard.

Minimizing offshore wind’s impact on nature is tricky, but not impossible

By Anuradha Varanasi

bees-drinking-nectar-from-feeder

5 ways to keep bees buzzing that don’t require a hive

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Monarch caterpillar butterfly with white, black, and yellow stripes hanging from a small tree branch with a kid looking closely at it

A parasite could be killing millions of monarch butterflies as they migrate

By Kristine Liao

close up of a small Antarctic krill near the stone floats in the aquarium

When krill host social gatherings, other ocean animals thrive

Amazon rainforest trees and river in Brazil

The Amazon is on the brink of a climate change tipping point

By Sara Kiley Watson

Proteus underwater lab design mockup

Jacques Cousteau’s grandson is building a network of ocean floor research stations

By Charlotte Hu

a white ghostly outline of the international space station floating in the ocean

There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave

By Tatyana Woodall

Red and purple berries on a thorny green invasive shrub

Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why.

By Jessica Hernandez

choppy waves on a beach with a sign warning people not to swim

The West Coast is under a tsunami advisory. Here’s what that means.

By Rachel Feltman

boaty the sub in antarctica

Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name

By Charlotte Hu

E.O. Wilson holding a stick with ants in front of a rainforest background in a National Portrait Gallery painting

E.O. Wilson changed the world with lessons learned from ants

By Doug Tallamy/The Conversation

Caltech CARL octopus-like AI robot in water

This tiny AI-powered robot is learning to explore the ocean on its own

By Charlotte Hu

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

Watch these rare ocean creatures caught on candid robot camera

By Purbita Saha

Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen

By Charlotte Hu

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees

Wildlife officials are taking radical steps to save Florida’s starving manatees

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a ‘raft of life’ for animals in the open ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a ‘raft of life’ for animals in the open ocean

By Kate Baggaley

Dead puffer fish on Sri Lanka beach

Plastic nurdles are killing Sri Lanka’s sea creatures

By Ashley Stimpson/Field & Stream

Periwinkles in a saucepan next to a small plate of bread and a glass of cider from an invasives-species menu at Juniper Bar and Restaurant in Burlington, Vermont

Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet

By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

a disposable face mask in a pile of wet fall leaves

Humans created an extra 8 million tons of plastic waste during the pandemic

By Kate Baggaley

ancient penis worm

Ancient penis worms used protection on the seabed

By Margo Milanowski

Freshwater mangrove forest off the Yucatan in Mexico and Guatemala

This secret mangrove forest is unlike any other in the world

By Sula E Vanderplank/The Conversation

rendering of human shaping of amazon rainforest

This wild grassland in the Amazon isn’t as untouched as it seems

By Philip Kiefer

How to survive a tsunami

How to survive a tsunami

By Kate Baggaley

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

point reyes national seashore lighthouse

Why Point Reyes’ new land management plan is so controversial

By Philip Kiefer

Rendering of mammoth in forest.

This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

By Charlotte Hu

African rainforests are stronger carbon sinks than the Amazon

African rainforests are stronger carbon sinks than the Amazon

By Angely Mercado

archaeologist-cleans-with-brush

How Scotland forged a rare alliance between amateur treasure hunters and archaeologists

By Andrew Curry

A photograph is being taken with an iPhone.

Your Flickr photos could help scientists keep tabs on wildlife

By Charlotte Hu

Argo float in the ocean.

These free-floating robots can monitor the health of our oceans

By Charlotte Hu

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

coral reefs of Moorea as seen from height

Why Some Coral Reefs Might Survive Climate Change

By James Vlahos

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

San Nicolas Island fox

When killing off a species is the best solution

By Grennan Milliken

Moray eels enjoy surf ‘n turf with a surprise second set of jaws

Moray eels enjoy surf ‘n turf with a surprise second set of jaws

A breaching Sowerby's beaked whale.

Carcasses are the best clues we have for these mysterious whales

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?

By Angely Mercado

The world now has a fifth ocean

The world now has a fifth ocean

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

By Angely Mercado

Coral reefs are dying, but it’s not too late to save them

By Philip Kiefer

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

Fish Pee May Be Helping Coral Reefs More Than We Think

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

OceanOne and a human diver working together under water

Humanoid Robot Can Dive Deep Underwater, Exploring Reefs And Shipwrecks

By Mary Beth Griggs

A new mapping method could help humans and wildlife coexist

By Philip Kiefer

Male bighorn sheep

Roadkill hurts a lot more than just animals. A new bill aims to ease the pain.

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life