A University of Washington biologist has figured out how to use DNA in elephant dung to bring ivory poachers to justice. Continue Reading
A University of Washington biologist has figured out how to use DNA in elephant dung to bring ivory poachers to justice. Continue Reading
In 1831, 22-year-old Charles Darwin set out on a five-year voyage that would change his life—and ours. Hired as the ship’s naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle, he traveled with the British navy ship on a round-the-world tour that gave him the insights that would later inform his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.… Continue Reading
Thanks to captive breeding programs, genetic research, and plenty of human dedication, 48 species have been saved from extinction since 1993. Continue Reading
The millions of feral cats that freely roam the Hawaiian Islands are hastening the extinctions of endangered native bird species. Continue Reading
On August 12, World Elephant Day elevated the seriousness of threats to elephants and the efforts to save them. Continue Reading
A new study shows the damage domestic cats can cause to local wildlife when they are allowed to roam freely in neighborhoods. Continue Reading
Elephants help plants grow, beaver dams shelter salmon, and shipworms build homes for fish—these are just a few animals acting as ecosystem engineers. Continue Reading
A federal appeals court has restored Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears and quashed states’ push for trophy hunting in the Yellowstone region. Continue Reading
There is no substitute for live theater, where actors and audiences nourish, sustain, and transform one another in real time. Continue Reading
John Steinbeck’s account of his voyage across the Sea of Cortez with a marine biologist friend became a landmark book on ecology. Continue Reading