On the Front Lines of India’s Rhino Wars
Skyrocketing demand in Vietnam and China has made rhino horns one of the world’s most valuable illegal commodities — worth more than cocaine on the black market.
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Praying for Rain
What does it mean for churches that water, such an important religious symbol, is disappearing before our eyes?…
March in Climate News: There Might Be Hope for Us Yet!
Despite continued inaction by Congress, March was a really good month for clean-energy reform.
How to Win a Science Contest
Your best strategy depends on whether you're an outsider—but don't forget the hard work.
Lucy Goes East
The discovery of bones in the Kenyan highlands suggest early human relatives were even more adaptable than anthropologists thought.
Does Social Media Encourage Shallow Thinking?
New research finds frequent texters are less likely to engage in reflective thought.
A Wake Up Call for the Wolf Killers
Wildlife Services, an infamous federal agency that kills tens of thousands of native predators a year, is reviled by conservationists around the country. Is reform looming?
Research Spotlight: Mary Paglieri, Human-Animal Conflict Consultant
"I'm really into modifying behavior so that you're drawing invisible boundaries in a language that wildlife understands."
Undersea Mining Spree: Scientists Race to Study the Southeastern Pacific Before It’s Too Late
As mining interests deepen in the southeastern Pacific, researchers are racing the clock—and pushing the frontiers of science—to understand this unknown stretch of sea.