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

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

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
Qatar

Al Thakira Mangroves Forest

A mesmerizing wonderland of salt-encrusted tree branches and pencil roots.
Newly planted trees dot an Ethiopian field.
world record

Ethiopia Just Set the World Record for Most Trees Planted in a Day

The country came together—and installed 350 million trees in just 12 hours—to combat climate change.
Evan Nicole Brown July 30, 2019
A black-fronted tamarin.
forests

Two Tiny Monkeys Are Critical to Restoring the Amazon, With Their Poop

These tamarins have an affinity for disturbed rain forest.
Isaac Schultz July 29, 2019
Sumbiling Eco Village.
Batang Duri, Brunei

Sumbiling Eco Village

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.
The dendrometer tracks the way the trunk and branches swell or contract.
forests

The Tree That Is Live-Tweeting Climate Change

With a little help from scientists, an oak in the Harvard Forest is sharing updates about its life.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 25, 2019
Seaweed blankets a beach in Martinique.
beaches

Welcome to the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, the Seaweed Superhighway

Researchers suspect that the smelly macroalgae will keep piling up on ocean shores.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 5, 2019
Trees being tapped for frankincense resin in Tigray, Ethiopia.
science

In 50 Years, Frankincense Could Be Snuffed Out

The ancient resin, used for everything from aromatherapy to Catholic ceremonies, is being overtapped.
Evan Nicole Brown July 2, 2019
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Marine Aquarium under the Palm House at Kew Gardens.
London, England

Kew Gardens Underground Aquarium

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.
Monarchs love milkweed.
insects

Monarch Butterflies Really Need Your Urban Plants

A new paper argues that cities can make a lot more space for milkweed, in particular.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 24, 2019
A female <em>Habropoda laboriosa</em>, better known as the southeastern blueberry bee.
blueberries

The Key to Bodacious Blueberries Is a Bumper Crop of Bees

To attract them, though, it helps to have forest nearby.
Jonathan Carey June 18, 2019
<em>Bulbostylis paradoxa</em>'s flowers, in bloom just days after being burnt.
fires

This Brazilian Plant Regenerates Just a Day After Being Scorched by Wildfire

And its flowers bloom only a week later.
Evan Nicole Brown June 18, 2019
Blue skies over Boulder Bay.
Nga Khin Nyo Gyee Island, Myanmar (Burma)

Boulder Island

This remote island known for its balancing boulder may have inspired Peter Pan's Neverland.
Delicate branching corals in the lagoon at Dravuni Island, Fiji.
animals

Seabird Poop Can Be Good for Coral Reefs

The eternal, ecological, excremental connection between sea, land, and sky.
Evan Nicole Brown March 26, 2019
Painted lady butterflies pause to feed on the nectar of California's superbloom near Thousand Palms.
insects

An Amazing Butterfly Irruption Is Swarming Across California

Painted ladies are taking the skies by storm.
Evan Nicole Brown March 14, 2019
A puma, with prey, caught in a camera trap.
forests

How Puma Leftovers Help Shape the Forest Ecosystem

They feed loads and loads of beetles, in addition to foxes, bears, and more.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 13, 2019
Hang in there, buddy!
caves

A Visual Guide to the Creatures That Could Disappear From Each U.S. State

If you're endangered, it helps to be famous and cute.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 1, 2019