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Mantas gliding by a shore covered by <em>Pisonia</em>, a native flowering plant species in the Palmyra Atoll.
islands

To Restore Remote Palmyra Atoll, Getting Rid of Rats Was Just the First Step

Researchers are now focused on the coconut palms, to make the atoll more friendly to seabirds.
Luna Shyr December 7, 2020
One of da Vinci's self-portraits in the laboratory.
art

Zooming in on the Microbiome of Some da Vinci Masterpieces

A new study found plenty of bacteria, fungi, and insect remains, but nothing to be alarmed about.
Matthew Taub November 25, 2020
Black rhinos in Akagera National Park.
national parks

In Rwanda, Learning Whether a ‘Smart Park’ Can Help Both Wildlife and Tourism

It’s taken a lot of outside help, but a national park has come back from the brink.
Amy Yee November 24, 2020
Yosemite, Carleton E. Watkins, 1872.
nature

See America's National Parks—Before They Were National Parks

Landscape photography like this helped create the national park system.
Winnie Lee May 8, 2025
Nigel Larkin and Phil Rye work on the right whale skeleton.
natural history museums

What It Takes to Dismantle and Move a 40-Foot Whale Skeleton

Including welding skills, knowledge of anatomy, and infinite patience.
Luna Shyr November 5, 2020
Nikkō Suginamiki, or the Cedar Avenue.
Nikko, Japan

Cedar Avenue of Nikkō

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.
Brown bears in Katmai National Park, shown here in August, spend the summer bulking up on salmon.
nature

It's Fat Bear Week in Alaska, And There's Still Time to Vote

Big is beautiful as brown bears pile on the pounds before hibernating in Katmai National Park.
Atlas Obscura October 2, 2020
Desert View Conservation Area
Joshua Tree, California

Desert View Conservation Area

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
The organ at Notre Dame was spared direct damage from the fire and ceiling collapse, but needs to be cleaned and restored.
churches

Understanding the Majesty and Complexity of Great Organs

Notre Dame's famed instrument is being dismantled and restored following the 2019 fire.
Luna Shyr September 3, 2020
Is that a face or a butt? Northern Botswana's lions, for one, are stumped.
science

When Botswana Farmers Paint Eyes on Their Cattle's Butts, Everyone Wins

The unlikely method may reshape an unhealthy relationship between farmers and lions.
Luke Fater August 31, 2020
During heavy rains in June 2019, a painted lady butterfly, or <em>Vanessa cardui</em>, flew up to Mithawala's apartment.
nature

A Photographer Turned His Mumbai Window Into a Butterfly Garden

He spent $5 on a few water jugs and two succulents.
Kiran Mehta August 31, 2020
Forrest Myers's <em>Four Corners</em>, 1969–70.
sculptures

What It Takes to Maintain 500 Acres of Art and Nature

Storm King's director of facilities has to be a landscaper, an art conservator, and even a structural engineer.
Luna Shyr July 21, 2020
This intrepid individual was the first khulan to set foot on the eastern steppe since 1955.
railroads

After 65 Years, a Wild Ass Is Back in Eastern Mongolia

Khulan have been on the wrong side of the tracks for far too long.
Isaac Schultz June 17, 2020
An Ethiopian collector picks coffee from a wild Arabica tree in the Mankira Forest, Kafa.
forests

Inside Ethiopia's Endangered Wild-Coffee Forests

The demise of Arabica's birthplace would be a catastrophe for the industry.
Jeff Koehler June 15, 2020
Patrice Potier: father, falconer, showman par excellence.
flight

These French Falconers Are a Family Act

Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
Emily Monaco June 11, 2020
Drone, meet tuna.
oceans

Scientists Tracked Truly Enormous Tuna From Way Up in the Air

Drones helped researchers keep up with fish that are longer than a person and as fast as a car.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 10, 2020
John Muir's Giant Sequoia.
Martinez, California

John Muir's Giant Sequoia

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.
Robert Falcon Scott’s 1902 Discovery Hut, at Hut Point, with Observation Hill in the background.
exploration

Preserved Antarctic Huts Reveal the Isolated Existence of Early Explorers

They "were essentially stuck in their bunks for the whole winter."
Emma Jacobs June 8, 2020