Biodiversity Stories
In this new epoch, human influence is ubiquitous in the natural world. Coverage of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems in Anthropocene magazine takes a critical look at humans’ changing relationship with the natural world—and ways to promote biodiversity in the novel ecosystems we’ve created.
To the air conditioned batcave!
Colder, human-engineered caves might help bats survive deadly white-nose syndrome.
When health care becomes a climate solution
A new analysis reveals how a rural clinic helped save more than 27 square kilometers of tropical Indonesian forest—equating to more than $65 million worth of avoided carbon emissions
Trailblazing research uncovers urban gardens as a hidden powerhouse for pollinators
Researchers quantified nectar supply in rural and urban areas and found the scale of production in city gardens overwhelming
The Strange Case of the Puerto Rican Frog
offers a glimpse into the new wild
Researchers consider the benefits of conservation retreat: smaller reserves and focused funding
Decades of declining herbivore populations in central African national parks have conservation scientists arguing that smaller reserves might be better for wildlife
Rent, Don’t buy
It's time to design conservation policies that are as dynamic as nature is.
Habitat with Humanity
Making creative accommodations for the urban wild
Insects and fallen trees are a potent duo when it comes to climate change
Climate change and declining insect populations could alter how wood rots in forests around the world, scientists say. The implications are big.
A View from Everywhere All the Time
Tech companies are rapidly networking the environment in ways that will transform our perception of nature—just as social media reshaped our relationships with each other. What could possibly go wrong?
Why citizen science may shine, even in Trump’s world
As we brace for fresh environmental onslaughts to be leveled by the incoming administration, a sleeper cell in the federal government itself may just provide resistance—and even resilience—in the face of it.
