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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Of Monkeys, Men, and Protozoans

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria.

The Christmas Crab Massacre

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
Ants are killing Christmas Island’s iconic red crabs by the millions. Could tiny wasps save the day?

Burnin' Blubber

Latest NewsArcticJason Bittel
As warmer summers melt the Arctic, Pacific walruses have to work a lot harder to reach their seafloor feasts.

Seeing Stars

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
Scientists discover an expansive network of tortoise poachers in Asia.

The Cougar Next Door

PerspectivesUnited StatesJason Bittel
A new documentary reveals that mountain lions are not the solitary killing machines we’ve always thought.

Shot in the Dark

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
Mauritius is killing tens of thousands of vulnerable fruit bats.

Give Us Guano or Give Us Death

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Bat poop sustains entire ecosystems in places where they wouldn’t exist otherwise. So when bats go, many cave-dwellers go with them.

Man Bites Snake, News at 11

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Media reports about a remote island brimming with vipers raise the question: Why are we so quick to hate on snakes?

A River Ran Through It

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Scientists want to create a nationwide network of river corridors. Here’s why that’s not as crazy as it sounds.

The Witch Hunt

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Why the animal “monsters” decorating our doors and mailboxes this Halloween are afraid of you.

Catch of the Day

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
Scientists find super rare river sharks hiding in plain sight at a Papua New Guinea fish market.

Invasion of the Body Smashers

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
Thanks to warming waters off Antarctica, king crabs are plundering seas they haven’t been able to reach since the Jurassic era.

Net Effect

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Fishermen are throwing back green sea turtles with tumors on them, which may be weakening the Caribbean population.

Power of the People

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Crowdsourcing could cut conservation costs for boring, uncharismatic, or ugly species.

The Great Boto Botch Job

Latest NewsBrazilJason Bittel
How a brilliant marketing move led to the slaughter of thousands of pink river dolphins.

Polly Want a DNA Test?

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
A new study looks at how genetic analysis can help fight the exotic pet trade.

So You Want to Talk about Lions…

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
If #CeciltheLion got you mad about big cat trophies, wait until you hear what they’re doing with the bones.

Killer Snails vs. River Prawns

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
Restoring an ecosystem may protect millions of people from a deadly (yet neglected) tropical disease.