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A lifetime of love for the charismatic narwhal

Nicola Jones — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:03 GMT

An independent scientist working with the Inuit has unraveled many mysteries of the one-tusked ‘unicorn of the sea’

How to control chronic wasting disease

James Gaines — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:01 GMT

A prion sickness similar to mad cow is spreading rapidly through North America’s deer and elk populations. A veterinary microbiologist discusses the options for keeping it in check.

Inching toward a global treaty on plastic pollution

Nicola Jones — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:27 GMT

Delegates from 175 nations are working on an international agreement that would tackle the vast amounts of plastic waste in the environment. A marine scientist specializing in plastic pollution discusses the problem and her hopes for the proceedings.

Indigenous languages are founts of environmental knowledge

Katarina Zimmer — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:25 GMT

Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals and landscapes embedded in their mother tongues — which may hold vital clues to protecting biodiversity

How shade coffee lends conservation a hand

Lesley Evans Ogden — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:18 GMT

When managed in the right way, the farms that provide our morning brew can be a refuge for plant and animal biodiversity

The growing link between microbes, mood and mental health

Tim Vernimmen — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:09 GMT

New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome. The best way to do that right now is not through pills and supplements, but better food.

To help birds and insects, cultivate native gardens

Emily Underwood — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:29 GMT

Entomologist Doug Tallamy explains how filling our yards with local plants can provide our feathered friends with a caterpillar buffet

Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?

Lesley Evans Ogden — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:12 GMT

Lab experiments suggest that a dose of carefully selected microbes may boost the health of these reef-building creatures and their symbiotic algae

Natural pest control: Plants enlist their enemies’ enemies

Tim Vernimmen — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:14 GMT

These stealthy survival tactics could teach us how to curb the widespread use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. But first, researchers must learn how seemingly helpless flora deploy this masterful strategy.

Controlled burns won’t save all of California from wildfire

Nicola Jones — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:01 GMT

There are two types of wildfire in the state, and they’re on the rise for different reasons. Each needs a distinct management approach, a researcher says.

Mistletoes in a warming world

Nicola Jones — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:12 GMT

Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?

Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

Nicola Jones — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:27 GMT

The way we see and describe hues varies widely for many reasons: from our individual eye structure, to how our brain processes images, to what language we speak, or even if we live near a body of water

Mining museums’ genomic treasures

Eryn Brown — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:27 GMT

The world’s natural history collections hold billions of biological specimens, many of which still contain DNA. Scientists exploring these genetic repositories are gaining new, historical perspectives on how animals evolve.

The weird biology of asexual lizards

Geoffrey Giller — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:23 GMT

Some lizard species do without males altogether. Scientists are studying these all-female species to see what they might reveal about the pros and cons of sex.

Battling arsenic pollution

Silke Schmidt — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:05 GMT

Arsenic-poisoned water remains a threat to public health the world over. Scientists hope to change that.

Making and breaking connections in the brain

Amber Dance — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:18 GMT

The links between nerve cells, called synapses, allow us to learn and adapt, and hold clues to conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and more

Pollution evolution: The little fish that could

Wudan Yan — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:23 GMT

Where other species succumbed, the killifish survived contaminated habitats. It’s a finding that could help researchers understand environmental risk factors for humans.

Infectious disease: Making — and breaking — the animal connection

Tim Vernimmen — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:16 GMT

We know pathogens from other species can endanger us. Scientists are better equipped than ever to do something about it, but political buy-in is crucial.

The human hand in fish evolution

Tim Vernimmen — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:09 GMT

Fishery practices that go for the big ones may be counterproductive when mostly the small survive

Getting the microbe story, straight from the mouth

Eryn Brown — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:31 GMT

A trio of researchers has mapped the living things that make the tongue, gums and palate home