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?
Can blimps help save sharks?
Nature Conservation Stories
Using satellite imagery, researchers have built an automatic habitat loss detector
Using satellite imagery, researchers have built an automatic habitat loss detector
They then trained image change detection algorithms on “before and after” images of places that have recently been cleared, built on, or even covered in solar panels.
New research seems to blow away the idea of protecting forests to offset emissions
New research seems to blow away the idea of protecting forests to offset emissions
But what’s the smarter move: Fixing a flawed carbon market or moving on?
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.
A three-decade study shows how reviving bison herds revives prairies . . even better than cattle
A three-decade study shows how reviving bison herds revives prairies . . even better than cattle
In one of the last remnants of tallgrass prairie, scientists found that native species richness nearly doubled on land grazed by bison.
Offsets promise to make up for environmental damage in one place by repairing it elsewhere. But do they really work?
Offsets promise to make up for environmental damage in one place by repairing it elsewhere. But do they really work?
In the most detailed study of its kind, scientists investigated biodiversity offsets purchased by owners of one of the world’s largest nickel mines. In this case, it looks like the mining company succeeded.
A rural health clinic saves a rainforest . . . and 45 other win-wins for nature and human health
A rural health clinic saves a rainforest . . . and 45 other win-wins for nature and human health
Scientists searched for projects that simultaneously benefit nature and human health. They wound up with a Yelp-like rating system for 46 strategies.
Protecting the beasts of the land and sea could help fight climate change
Protecting the beasts of the land and sea could help fight climate change
A comprehensive review of the scientific literature finds three major places where large animal conservation and climate mitigation goals intersect
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.