science

The End and Beginning of the Arctic

By Edward Struzik / On February 9th, 2015

A snowy owl at an airport in British Columbia.

By Meghan Bartels / On February 6th, 2015

By Biohabitats / On January 28th, 2015

By 2080, the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) could lose 77% of its breeding range.

By Joe Landsberg / On January 20th, 2015

Boreal forest. Photo by Phil, used under Creative Commons licensing.

By Meghan Bartels / On January 16th, 2015

Wolves in Yellowstone. Photo by Will, used under Creative Commons licensing.

By Cristina Eisenberg / On December 10th, 2014

This female wolf wandered from Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy Arizona Game and Fish Department.

By Andy Dyer / On November 12th, 2014

The crested duck is host to a mutation that can be lethal.

By Emily Monosson / On November 6th, 2014

As flu season approaches each year, thousands line up to receive a vaccine—but many others don't.

By Meghan Bartels / On October 24th, 2014

The recovery of black-footed ferrets is one of the success stories of conservation biology.

By Jason Leppig / On September 27th, 2014

Kalalau Valley from Pihea Trail in the rain.