Conservation(Page 9)

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

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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

A mushroom called coprophilous grows in woods.

What prehistoric poop reveals about extinct giant animals

By Laura Baisas

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

Deep-sea mining has murky aftereffects

By Elham Shabahat/Hakai Magazine

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

By Sara Kiley Watson

Sleeping elephant seals on a California beach

Seals snooze during 20-minute ‘sleeping dives’ to avoid predators

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

White Moluccan cockatoo on a branch turning toward a person's hand. Reddish flames are behind the bird to symbolize past trauma. Illustrated.

Parrots are deeply intelligent. But do we understand their emotions?

By Brandon Keim

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon

By Sarah Trent / High Country News

Examples of floating plastics collected in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre during The Ocean Cleanup’s 2018 expedition.

Some coastal critters are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By Laura Baisas

A mangrove tree in Florida to represent blue carbon and the ocean's power to fight climate change

Blue carbon is a natural climate solution with big potential

People walk in a field with blooming poppy flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve following an unusually wet winter on April 14, 2023 near Lancaster, California. Historic levels of rainfall fell in some parts of California, amid a barrage of atmospheric river winter storms, which has led to a 'super bloom' of wildflowers in certain parts of the state this spring.

California’s eye-popping super bloom is one for the books

By Laura Baisas

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines

By Emily Harwitz / Hakai Magazine

What happens when a tree dies?

What happens when a tree dies?

By Camille Stevens-Rumann/The Conversation

Ocean waves crashing on rocky shoreline on cloudy day.

Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin photographed on the moon during Apollo 11 by Neil Armstrong

Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity

Dog’s are a human’s best friend—and a shorebird’s worst enemy

Dog’s are a human’s best friend—and a shorebird’s worst enemy

By Ben Goldfarb/Hakai Magazine

Chronic wasting disease is sickening deer and elk. Could predators help?

Chronic wasting disease is sickening deer and elk. Could predators help?

By Christine Peterson/High Country News

Icebergs over the ocean in Greenland.

Antarctic ice can melt 20 times faster than we thought

By Laura Baisas

A close-up of extended polyps of an apparently healthy great star coral colony on a reef near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp help trap food particles for the coral to eat.

Caribbean coral is getting sick and dying. A probiotic could help.

By Laura Baisas

This is how bad a ‘super pig’ problem can really get

This is how bad a ‘super pig’ problem can really get

By Sage Marshall/Field & Stream

Lolita the killer whale performing its 40th anniversary performance at Miami Seaquarium.

After 50 years in captivity, Lolita the orca may be freed

By Laura Baisas

Ilinizas Volcanoes under the Quilotoa lagoon in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. Scientists recently discovered two new carnivorous plant species in the rugged high Andes.

Two newly discovered Andes Mountain plant species have an appetite for insects

By Laura Baisas

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

Bears can run at surprisingly fast speeds—here’s how they vary by species

By Bill Heavey/Field & Stream

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

A white-tailed jackrabbit in it's winter white fur.

Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change

By Laura Baisas

Ankylosaur in blue floatie and life vest riding the ocean waves. Prehistoric trees and a full moon are in the background. Illustrated.

Why dinosaurs were terrible swimmers

President Joe Biden standing at a podium, addressing the White House Conservation in Action Summit.

The US inches closer to protecting 30 percent of all its lands and oceans

By Laura Baisas

A bug on a green leaf feeding on a caterpillar.

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

By Laura Baisas

The sun shining on glaciers.

‘Humanity on thin ice’ says UN, but there is still time to act on climate change

By Laura Baisas

Close up of a newly discovered orchid species named Spiranthes hachijoensis with pink petals,

This new species of pink orchid looks like delicate glasswork

By Laura Baisas

Poop emoji covered in soap bubbles on a light blue background

Your poop is useful. Meet the father-son team creating ‘humanure.’

By Lina Zeldovich

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

The US government wants to round up the West’s feral cattle

The US government wants to round up the West’s feral cattle

By Jonathan Thompson / High Country News

Ecologists have declared war on this popular decorative tree

Ecologists have declared war on this popular decorative tree

By Ryan W. McEwan / The Conversation

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

X1 Wind's X30 floating wind turbine prototype off the Canary Islands coast

This floating wind turbine just generated its first kilowatt hour of power

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

A tiny fish is more genetically diverse than we thought. Here’s why that matters.

By Brian Owens / Hakai Magazine

Underwater image of sunken ship, Ironton, in Lake Huron

Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes

A pod of dolphins swimming together in blue water.

The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress

By Laura Baisas

Lichens may help forecast sea level rise

Lichens may help forecast sea level rise

By Ian Rose / Hakai Magazine

Research student holding graphene seaweed hydrogel in gloved hand

MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor

Beaver driving construction truck with logs on back to symbolize ecosystem engineer. Illustrated in purple, yellow, and brown.

Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering

By Philip Kiefer