Conservation(Page 8)

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

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A flower of a Nasa humboldtiana subspecies called humboldtiana that was rediscovered by a team of botanists and citizen scientists for the first time in 162 years. The flower has four white petals, leading down to a center of pink petals.

These unusual plants had disappeared—until citizen scientists helped hunt them down

By Laura Baisas

A kākāpō chick. The birds are are large flightless parrots from New Zealand who are masters of camouflage and known for a booming call.

A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence

By Laura Baisas

deep sea bubbles

The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.

By Annie Roth / Hakai Magazine

American actor Richard Dreyfuss (left) (as marine biologist Hooper) and British author and actor Robert Shaw (as shark fisherman Quint) look off the stern of Quint's fishing boat the 'Orca' at the terrifying approach of the mechanical giant shark dubbed 'Bruce' in a scene from the film 'Jaws' directed by Steven Spielberg, 1975.

Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters

By Laura Baisas

The sun sets over a large ice berg in Greenland, with a large chunk of fallen ice floating in the ocean. Greenland’s continental glacier covers about 80 percent of the 836,3000-square-mile land mass.

Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected

By Laura Baisas

Person holds "SOS!! Pacific Ocean!" sign at Fukushima water release protest.

Japan’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is actually pretty safe

Pair of bluefin tuna strung up on a fishing crane on the coast of Spain

Who caught the first bluefin tuna?

By Karen Pinchin

A green sea turtle swims in the ocean.

Hungry green sea turtles have eaten in the same seagrass meadows for about 3,000 years

By Laura Baisas

Ocean waves crashing.

How climate change is pushing oxygen out of the world’s oceans

By Carla Delgado

Group of Chinook salmon.

Beer’s pungent scent could help salmon find their way home

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

An image of the northern Gulf of Mexico created from remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll measurements taken from newly reprocessed VIIRS data. Green water is seen closer to the coast, while it gets darker and more blue further out.

Scientists say the ocean is changing color—and it’s probably our fault

By Laura Baisas

A banded sea snake swimming freely

Some sea snakes may not be colorblind after all

By Laura Baisas

A large group of shells on a beach. Organisms with hard, durable parts, like shells, are more likely to be preserved as fossils than organisms composed entirely of soft tissue.

The fossil record holds clues about modern-day marine ecology

By Laura Baisas

The giant Douglas firs in British Columbia forests are examples of so-called mother trees

Are ‘mother trees’ real?

Jars of animal and plant specimen.

Why preserving museum specimens is so vital for science

By Darren Incorvaia/Undark

hiking in the mountains

Human noises make animals in the woods nervous

By Christine Peterson/High Country News

Octopuses brooding near hydrothermal vents deep under water. The 19-day Octopus Odyssey expedition located a site of low temperature (7oC) hydrothermal venting with brooding octopus on an unnamed outcrop that was explored for the very first time on this trip.

New species of inkless octopus may have been found in Costa Rica’s deep seas

By Laura Baisas

wall of taxidermy animals and skeletons

Humans are dangerous predators because we love collecting weird animals

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

Common bottlenose dolphins swimming in Coffee Bay in South Africa.

Drones are following dolphins to spy on their complex social lives

By Laura Baisas

Coastal flooding predictions triple

Coastal flooding predictions triple

By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine

OceanGate Titan submersible side view in water

OceanGate confirms missing Titan submersible passengers ‘have sadly been lost’

A school of grunts and horse-eye jack fish swim above a reef in Hol Chan Marine Reserve near Ambergris Cay, Belize.

Fish are thriving near marine protected areas—and so are coastal communities

By Laura Baisas

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has an MPGe of 140.

What an electric vehicle’s MPGe rating really means

Line of rocks letting water leak through to represent a different approach to water management during drought

‘Slow water’ could transform the Southwest, one little rock wall at a time

Deer and other animals in wildfire smoke during California Dixie fire in 2021

Clouds of wildfire smoke are toxic to humans and animals alike

By Carla Delgado

Orca whale pod off Iberian coast from the subpopulation of orcas attacking sailboats in Europe

Orcas are attacking boats. But is it revenge or trauma?

Young longleaf pines growing healthily in a burnt landscape

Longleaf pine forests in Alabama are making a comeback—thanks to fire

By Jamie Helmick

The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

By Carla Delgado

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades

By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo

Sea Zero Cruise ship Concept, sails fully extended

This concept cruise ship will have solar-paneled sails, an AI copilot, and zero emissions

A badger in a forest on a rainy day.

Air quality monitoring stations could help track and preserve threatened species

By Laura Baisas

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil

By Osmar J. Luiz/The Conversation

An elk grazing in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

The role of people in preserving nature, according to America’s National Parks docuseries

By Laura Baisas

A moth with wings extended outward lands on a flower.

This massively underrated pollinator needs your help

By Laura Baisas

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

This fake beach is a magnet for tourists—and peaceful endangered sharks

By Dag Goering/Hakai Magazine

Colorado River low water levels after drought and evaporation in Lake Powell, Utah, seen from above

Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation?

A sloth hangs in a tree in Costa Rica. The mammals have the slowest digestive system of any animal on Earth. It can take sloths two weeks to digest an entire meal, and they sleep about 20 hours a day to conserve energy.

Sloth schedules are surprisingly flexible

By Laura Baisas

Scientists and Indigenous people team up to build a kelp seed bank

Scientists and Indigenous people team up to build a kelp seed bank

By Natalia Mesa/Hakai Magazine

A sign that reads "Protect Our Waters" outside of the US Supreme Court before a rally to call for protection of the Clean Water Act on October 3, 2022. As the term began, the court was hearing arguments in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.

Wetlands lose some environmental protections in new Supreme Court ruling

By Laura Baisas

The sun over the ocean. Over 5,000 species could be at risk if deep sea mining begins in the Pacific Ocean's Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

A deep sea mining zone in the remote Pacific is also a goldmine of unique species

By Laura Baisas

Andean long-tailed chinchillas are mysteriously thriving on Chile’s coast

Andean long-tailed chinchillas are mysteriously thriving on Chile’s coast

By James Hall/Hakai Magazine

Climate justice campaigners march from the Shell Centre to Trafalgar Square to demand urgent climate finance and reparations for loss and damage for global south communities on November, 12 2022 in London. The march was organized by the Climate Justice Coalition as part of a Global Day of Action called by African climate campaign groups at COP27.

Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation

By Laura Baisas

A polar bear stands on sea ice.

The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect

By Laura Baisas

A bathtub ring seen above the waterline o the brown and red rocks around Lake Powell, Utah due to drought that reduced the flow of the Colorado River.

Colorado River deals pays Arizona, California, and Nevada $1.2 billion to use less water

By Laura Baisas

Spy tech and rigged eggs help scientists study the secret lives of animals

By Charlotte Hu

Pink feathery muhly grass are one the many native types of grass you plant in the US.

9 native grasses that will revitalize your sad, water-wasting lawn

By Helen Bradshaw

This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill

This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill

By Ashley Stimpson/Nexus Media

El Nino 2023 signs on NASA weather satellite data on higher Pacific Ocean temperatures and water levels, marked by red around the equator

El Niño is back—here’s what that means

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A newly hatched California condor.

Thriving baby California condor is a ray of hope for the unique species

By Laura Baisas

Magellan Ltd 3D scan of Titanic wreckage

Staggering 3D scan of the Titanic shows the wreck down to the millimeter

Silver Y moth feeding on long fuschia flowers

How migration makes life more resilient

By Tim Blackburn

A coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba in the Red Sea. Corals here and in the Persian Gulf are particularly affected by light pollution.

Light pollution is messing with coral reproduction

By Laura Baisas

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

By Janine Peralta/Hakai Magazine

Elephants have complex communities and distinct traditions

Elephants have complex communities and distinct traditions

By Mridula Chari/Undark

Yellow-green cyanobacteria bloom in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Events like these can cause mass fish dieoffs.

A fish-kill mystery in a remote Alaska village takes a toxic turn

By Saima Sidik/Hakai Magazine

How to keep harmful algae blooms from spoiling your vacation

How to keep harmful algae blooms from spoiling your vacation

By Brad Reisfeld/The Conversation

Amazonian dark earth (ADE) is a nutrient rich dark soil that could play a role in reforestation.

How 2,000-year-old soil could be a lifeline for the Amazon rainforest

By Laura Baisas

A swirl of dust from the Sahara desert is carried on winds above the Mediterranean.

The epic journey of dust in the wind often ends with happy plankton

A rendering of Proteus.

An ambitious underwater ‘space station’ just got a major research collaborator

By Charlotte Hu

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

Volcanoes can be a fiery death sentence for fish

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam

Protecting wildlife starts with securing land for animals to roam

By David Jachowski/The Conversation

tsunami warning sign in Israel

New AI-based tsunami warning software could help save lives

By Jamie Helmick