Tag: Conservation
Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic...
Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating,...
Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
Hannah Hunter, Queen's University, Ontario
When people think of extinct animals, they may picture taxidermy, skeletons, 19th-century illustrations or...
Zoos and aquariums shift to a new standard of ‘animal welfare’...
Michael J. Renner, Drake University
In 1980 I visited the zoo in a major U.S. city and found row after row of bare concrete...
Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees...
David Bray, Florida International University
The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on...
A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it...
Charles C. Chester, Brandeis University
The Appalachian Trail, North America’s most famous hiking route, stretches over 2,189 mountainous miles...
How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years...
Karen D. Holl, University of California, Santa Cruz
Curious Kids is a series for children...
A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it...
Charles C. Chester, Brandeis University
The Appalachian Trail, North America’s most famous hiking route, stretches over 2,189 mountainous miles...
Giant sea bass are thriving in Mexican waters – scientific research...
Arturo Ramírez-Valdez, University of California San Diego
I was looking at the seafloor, focused on identifying fish species as...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
