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Bogong moths clustered like shingles in a granite outcrop.

Australian Pygmy-Possums Are Starving Because Billions of Bogong Moths Are Missing

Without the moths, the possums (cute) may starve (not cute).

Sabrina Imbler September 23, 2019

As omnivores, bear meat and fat typically take on the flavor of their diet.

Why Bear Fat Makes for Better Baking

This niche practice was commonplace in North America for centuries.

Luke Fater September 20, 2019

A conservation group is trying to buy a huge swath of giant sequoias.

For Sale: America's Largest Private Grove of Giant Sequoias

They're older than Christ and as high as the heavens.

Isaac Schultz September 20, 2019

The running buffalo clover, tiny and resilient.

How a Tiny Plant Made a Big Comeback in West Virginia

The running buffalo clover may soon be removed from the endangered species list.

Sabrina Imbler September 11, 2019

A giant anteater in its natural habitat the Cerrado grasslands, Serra Da Canastra.

São Roque de Minas, Brazil

Giant Anteaters of Serra da Canastra

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

Often hidden below depressed, waterlogged earth, the ghost ponds must be excavated into existence.

How to Bring a Pond Back From the Dead

Norfolk's ghost ponds project wants to help biodiversity, one small wetland at a time.

Isaac Schultz September 3, 2019

An Ice Age mammal nearly made the endangered species list.

endangered animals

Should the Clearly Extinct Woolly Mammoth Be Reclassified as Endangered?

Maybe, if the goal is to protect elephants from the ivory trade.

Isaac Schultz August 30, 2019

The notebooks had been hidden in a basement for decades.

Found: Slime-Covered Notebooks Full of Conservation Data and Fish Scales

Century-old data paints a grim picture of salmon populations in British Columbia.

Reina Gattuso August 28, 2019

Blue anoles on Gorgona Island.

Guapi, Colombia

Blue Anoles of Gorgona Island

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

Marker at the end of National Route 3, Bahia Lapataia.

Ushuaia, Argentina

Bahia Lapataia at the End of the World

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

According to local legend, a person who falls into Ondiri Swamp will turn up days later in Lake Naivasha, a two-hour drive away.

The Return of Ondiri Swamp

Exploited for years, these vital wetlands near Nairobi are blooming anew thanks to a remarkable grassroots effort.

April Zhu August 14, 2019

Ferry to Cape Wrath across the Kyle of Durness.

Keoldale, Scotland

Cape Wrath

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

A view of Sentinel Peak, the end of the Alaskan Peninsula and part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

How Intrepid Biologists Brought Natural Balance Back to the Aleutian Islands

To save birds such as the cackling goose, first the foxes had to go.

Rene Ebersole August 6, 2019

Video • Object of Intrigue

The Value of the Largest Egg in the World

Lekki Conservation Center

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

These sockeyes are ready to spawn.

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon

Around British Columbia's Osoyoos Lake, community efforts have revived the population of a fluorescent fish.

It's not clear whether these landscapes are real or imagined.

Found: Very Old Paintings on the Fancy Vault Doors of Wyoming’s Capitol Building

Rugged mountains and peaceful streams were hidden under layers of brown paint.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 8, 2019

Gyotaku, the art that turns fishermen into artists.

How the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing Inspired a Modern Art Form

Gyotaku was once a way to brag about the size of your catch.

Sabrina Imbler June 26, 2019