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By Eleanor Cummins Jan 15, 2020

Animals

This frog’s signature chirp can be heavenly or hellish

As the coquí invades new states and islands, it brings its rowdy evening soundtrack with it.

By Marlene Cimons/Nexus Media Jul 18, 2019

Nexus Media News

Island trees can’t run from climate change

“If these species are left to fend for themselves, climate change will eventually drive them extinct.”

By Eleanor Cummins Apr 22, 2019

Science

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

Megapixels: It was rediscovered by a drone.

By Sara Chodosh Mar 15, 2019

Animals

A brief hissstory of places snakes won’t go

A list for the ophidiophobes.

By Sara Chodosh Oct 31, 2018

Science

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

Sightless, flightless, and 10 feet tall.

By Lexi Krupp Jun 19, 2018

Environment

A pack of wolves is about to save this national park

With any luck, a boatload of predators is headed to Isle Royale.

By Mary Beth Griggs Dec 13, 2017

Science

This tiny South Pacific Island should be dead by now, but it’s still alive and kicking

Scientists want to know why it's lingering instead of crumbling into the sea.

By Sarah Fecht May 15, 2017

Environment

This remote island in the South Pacific is covered in 18 tons of our trash

Paradise lost

By Mary Beth Griggs May 10, 2016

Environment

Rising Sea Level Drowns Five Pacific Islands

Atlantis Parts II, III, IV, V, and VI

By Grennan Milliken Apr 13, 2016

Animals

When killing off a species is the best solution

Repelling the invaders.

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This frog’s signature chirp can be heavenly or hellish

Island trees can’t run from climate change

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

A brief hissstory of places snakes won’t go

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

A pack of wolves is about to save this national park

This tiny South Pacific Island should be dead by now, but it’s still alive and kicking

This remote island in the South Pacific is covered in 18 tons of our trash

Rising Sea Level Drowns Five Pacific Islands

When killing off a species is the best solution