There is still something to be said for human silence
Researchers experiment with increasing the acoustic carrying capacity of a park
There is still something to be said for human silence
Nature Conservation Stories
There’s more cropland in protected areas than we might think
There’s more cropland in protected areas than we might think
A study finds that crops occur in every category of protected habitat on the planet, making up 6% of all conserved land
Forests follow unexpected—and surprisingly fast—paths to recovery
Forests follow unexpected—and surprisingly fast—paths to recovery
A new study found that carbon, nitrogen and soil density in cleared forests reached 90% of levels in untouched forests after 1 to 9 years. They key was leaving them alone.
Cloudy with a chance of warblers
Cloudy with a chance of warblers
Strides in computer power and artificial intelligence have enabled scientists to gauge the almost unimaginable scale of nighttime migrations—more than 700 million birds on some nights in the US.
Can blimps help save sharks?
Can blimps help save sharks?
Sharks attack very few people—but current mitigation efforts kill a lot of sharks. Is blimp-based surveillance a better option?
We’ve built enough fences to stretch to the sun—but still don’t understand their effects here on Earth
We’ve built enough fences to stretch to the sun—but still don’t understand their effects here on Earth
In a recent paper, researchers argue it's time for a new field: fence ecology.
Researchers find a missing piece in coral reef restoration: crabs
Researchers find a missing piece in coral reef restoration: crabs
They transplanted native crabs to degraded coral reefs patches to help clear out the seaweed. It worked better than they imagined.
Scientists count elephants from space with impressive accuracy
Scientists count elephants from space with impressive accuracy
Elephants inhabit complicated and changing landscapes—and they have a knack for covering themselves with mud. Machine learning solves the problem.
Researchers used Covid lockdown to show how tourism can protect vulnerable seabirds
Researchers used Covid lockdown to show how tourism can protect vulnerable seabirds
After a Sweden company shut down tourist traffic to a bird watching island, an influx of eagles wreaked havoc on the murre breeding season