Urchin Slayers Are Trying to Save the Underwater Rainforest
‘Zombie’ purple urchins have obliterated West Coast kelp forests with their insatiable appetites. Can they be stopped? ..
‘Zombie’ purple urchins have obliterated West Coast kelp forests with their insatiable appetites. Can they be stopped? ..
Overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change are driving species collectively known as chondrichthyan fishes toward a global crisis. ..
An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies. ..
With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it. ..
As more animals are spotted in urban areas, researchers recognize how cities can play a significant role in fostering biodiversity. ..
Great whites have returned to Cape Cod, a conservation success story and a hazard. Can new, predictive tools help keep beachgoers safe? ..
Extreme environments offer them an unexpected paradise. Now researchers and conservationists want to get a head count. ..
New federal guidelines ask scientists to wear protective gear to keep the virus from jumping back into animal species. ..
An effort to bring wild buffalo to the Great Plains aims to restore one of the world’s most endangered landscapes and increase climate resilience. ..
Dry conditions are worsening a warm-water disease that’s sweeping through juvenile fish. Their deaths will create a future crisis for both fish and human ..