In 1918, an avian flu virus became a devastating human contagion. Scientist studying shorebirds and waterfowl are hoping they can foresee such events and possibly even prevent them.

In Texas, Audubon nature centers had to re-invent their engagement strategies to reach the communities around them, and found a whole new audience in the process.

At the United Nations Biodiversity Summit, seventy-five world leaders dedicated their countries to a new higher level of support for nature conservation.