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? ..
From glasswing butterflies to vanishing octopuses, evolution sometimes paints with colors that aren’t there. ..
Scientists have attached dosimeters to the reptiles so they can serve as living “bioindicators” to gauge contamination levels near the shuttered nuclear ..
People along the desert’s border are building a kind of circular plot called a tolou keur to keep the soil fertile and to slow desertification. ..
A new paper argues that the rise of artificial intelligence in agriculture could be the best—or worst—innovation for our environment. ..
An invasive insect called the woolly adelgid is eating the Northeast’s forests alive. So some researchers are calling in hungry silver flies. ..
Scientists used something called isotopic mapping to get a first look at how the creatures lived more than 17,000 years ago. ..
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? ..