One Songbird, Four Forms, One Tiny Island

Researchers unravel how distinct types of the Reunion grey white-eye came to be.

Jun 8, 2020 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Expanding Canada’s Biggest Port Will Be a Blow to Wildlife

A new environmental assessment raises plenty of concerns about the proposed new terminal at Vancouver’s Roberts Bank*

Apr 16, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Footprints of Extraction

The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks.

Apr 7, 2020 | 2,500 words, about 13 minutes

Māori Management Techniques Might Help Struggling Birds

Research suggests traditional harvesting could help protect sooty shearwaters in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds.

Mar 6, 2020 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

How Seashells Feed Trees

Researchers track how the nutrients in shellfish are aiding plants and animals on land.

Mar 5, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Penguins Call Underwater

For the first time, researchers hear seabirds vocalizing while diving.

Feb 24, 2020 | 400 words, about 2 minutes

How a Beloved Bird Is Helping Save the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland farmers discover that what’s good for the northern bobwhite quail is good for the Chesapeake Bay.

Feb 18, 2020 | 1,800 words, about 9 minutes

Mending Coastal Marshes

Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.

Jan 20, 2020 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes