Counting Calories for Seabirds

Calculating birds’ daily energy needs provides new details about the lives of extinct species—and may inform conservation for those at risk today.

May 23, 2024 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Climate Change and Housing Adaptation: Owl Edition

After scores of barn owls died in overheated nest boxes, conservationists set out to give the birds less heat-prone homes.

May 15, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback

One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators.

May 13, 2024 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

This South African Wildcat Has a Taste for Endangered Seabirds

Squeezed between the ocean and Cape Town’s urban sprawl, coastal caracals are the first felines to regularly dine on marine prey.

May 6, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

The Eider Keepers

An age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both.

Mar 21, 2024 | 3,700 words, about 19 minutes

In Bermuda, the Signs of the Season Are Changing

Data collected by birdwatchers reveals that the iconic white-tailed tropicbird is arriving earlier and earlier.

Mar 4, 2024 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

On this Social Network, Sea Ice, Traditional Foods, and Wildlife Are Always Trending

Using an app developed by Inuit in Nunavut, Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland are harnessing data to make their own decisions.

Feb 15, 2024 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

On Mallorca, Gull Dinner Features Spanish Olives

Yellow-legged gulls play a long-overlooked role in a Mediterranean archipelago: they carry olives far and wide.

Jan 24, 2024 | 700 words, about 3 minutes