Righting the Record for the World’s Premier Trash Birds
March 29, 2019 —
Birder Tim Dee paints an enlightening portrait of the urban gull and its ingenuity in his book ‘Landfill.’
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Climate Policy Urgently Needs Adults in the Room—So Teens Are Stepping Up
March 29, 2019 —
They're walking out of classrooms, filing lawsuits, and instigating viral confrontations with politicians to demand a livable future. Just wait until these youth activists are old enough to vote.
Halfway Through Trump’s Term, Key Public Lands Agencies Still Lack Leaders
March 29, 2019 —
Former officials say the agencies they once led are being hollowed out and weakened, leaving a vacuum of power for the president's interior secretary nominee David Bernhardt.
Nuthatches Take Up Nannying When There’s a Shortage of Mates
March 28, 2019 —
A forest experiment in Florida reveals what drives male Brown-headed Nuthatches to care for other couples’ chicks.
With Habitat Protections Officially Lifted, What’s Next for the Greater Sage-Grouse?
March 27, 2019 —
More lawsuits are coming, and a long-threatened listing under the Endangered Species Act is once again a real possibility.
At This Alabama Middle School, the Birds Belong to Everyone
March 26, 2019 —
An outdoor classroom in Birmingham strives to bring students, nature, and environmental justice together.
Mixed Blessings
March 26, 2019 —
Tribal aviaries provide a legal supply of Bald and Golden Eagle feathers for ceremonial use, but not enough—so poachers put wild birds in peril.
Cryptic Seabirds Can Hide From This Scientist, But Not From Her Spy Network
March 25, 2019 —
Acoustic monitoring combined with powerful machine learning is giving researchers new insights into the elusive Ashy Storm-Petrel. It's just one way that artificial intelligence can tackle pressing conservation challenges.
Hummingbird Flight Is Like Nothing Else in the Bird World
March 25, 2019 —
These talented fliers can hover, whiz forward and backward, and come to a complete stop in an instant.
