Creating odor confusion could help save endangered species
Misleading smells could waylay predators and help wildlife managers protect vulnerable prey.
Jun 2022 29
Warren Cornwall
Warren Cornwall is a freelance journalist based in Bellingham, Washington His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe Magazine, and the Seattle Times. He is a contributing correspondent for Science.
Jun 2022 22
The new wildlife in town: Sharks
While many land-based predators such as wolves avoid cities, scientists tracking sharks in Florida's Biscayne Bay found the fish spent just as much time near Miami as away from it.
Jun 2022 15
A hot ocean is a hungry ocean
Ecosystems, fisheries managers and people who rely on fishing could be in for a wild ride, as scientists find that warmer oceans make for hungrier fish.
Jun 2022 8
How much land is needed to stop the biodiversity crisis?
A new study estimates that the answer is a huge area—44%of Earth’s land, some 64 million square kilometers
Jun 2022 1
Artificial intelligence can track a coral reef’s health by learning its “song”
Researchers demonstrate how to tell damaged reefs from healthy ones using relatively cheap underwater recorders paired with new computer programs.
May 2022 25
Scientists glimpse into the Internet-fueled global trade in insects, spiders, and scorpions
Bugs can survive shipping through the mail—and as such, the insect pet trade has flourished beneath the regulatory radar. Tackling the problem requires novel approaches to wildlife trade.
May 2022 18
Forests might not be the climate saviors we are counting on
New research suggests trees in the future won't get a big growth spurt from more CO2, and will die more in wildfires, droughts and insect outbreaks.
May 2022 11
It’s easier to break a bog than to repair it—but it’s still a carbon bargain.
These soggy places can hold carbon at ten times the density of a forest
May 2022 4
Using the carrot, not the stick, can get locals to help protect habitat
As conservationists push to save habitat from destruction, a study of Indonesian reefs finds that giving local Indigenous communities a hand in managing reserves makes for more effective protections.
Apr 2022 27
Habitat protection alone doesn’t guarantee species protection
In a wide-ranging study, scientists tracked how 27,000 waterbird populations fared in 1,500 protected areas—compared to similar unprotected areas . Their results are instructive.
