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Climate Change

Photograph of the deck of a large commercial fishing vessel. Fish are falling from a massive net and piling on the deck floor, as fishermen look on.
Food & Environment

The human hand in fish evolution

Fishery practices that go for the big ones may be counterproductive when mostly the small survive

Aerial photograph showing piles of logs in a clearing in a forest.
Food & Environment

Does it work to pay people not to cut the forest?

Evidence that the approach helps to save trees, preserve ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions is often hard to come by. But it can succeed if it’s done right, says an economist.

Large platters hold monkey meat that has been cooked. Several women stand behind the platters.
Food & Environment

In defense of wild meat’s place at the table

Sustainable and safe consumption of wildlife is possible, and important for those who depend on it, says a conservation researcher

Photograph of a frog perched on what looks like brown soil near some green vegetation. Its back appears bumpy. Those are the tadpoles.
Living World

The tender art of tadpole parenting

From poison frogs to worm-like caecilians, some amphibians are hardworking and surprisingly creative caregivers

Photograph of a pile of oyster shells with water in the background.
Food & Environment

Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again?

Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.

A scanning electron micrograph that is colored green shows stomata, with the look of small donuts, surrounded by other more irregularly shaped plant cells.
Food & Environment

Can tinkering with plant pores protect crops against drought?

It’s not an open-and-shut case. But researchers are finding out plenty by genetically altering the numbers of these openings, as well as simulating future atmospheres, and more.

Black-and-white collage of beautiful small shells
Living World

The history of the ocean, as told by tiny beautiful fossils

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

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