Scientists at Work

Conservationists should look to Indigenous history to fix the future.

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Archaeological work at Tombos reveals the stories of people who lived more than 4,000 years ago—and inspires new interest from the people who live there today.

Children and even infants joined adults in making their marks, say archaeologists.

Hint: It involves way less meat than you might think.

But proving the “drunken monkey” hypothesis has been an exhausting—and messy—endeavor.

An innovative collaboration between two British Columbia First Nations protects the most vulnerable animals.

Clues from 1,000-year-old shells could reveal the parasite’s past—and portend the future.

High in the branches of the Pacific Northwest, entire ecosystems know nothing of the ground below.

What's beneath our feet is crucial to life on the planet—don't you dare call it dirt.

Scientists were thrilled to find the Wallace's giant bee, missing for four decades. Things did not go as they'd hoped.

Primatologists found the disaster's effects lingered years after the smoke cleared from Borneo's forests.

Jo the deer offered researchers a look into migrations and how long it takes deer to visit a forest after a fire.

The organisms, growing at the Ukrainian site amid invasion and occupation, may one day help keep space travelers safe.

A remote wedge of wilderness is home to trailblazing elephants, epic trees, and the only chimps and gorillas known to share a meal.

How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s wildlife division maintains some of the most detailed documentation of fishers in North America.

Biruté Mary Galdikas has quietly fought on the frontlines of some of conservation’s biggest battles.