Climate Change

A collage of different kinds of wild seeds, varying in size and shape.

The surprisingly tricky art of seed banking

To safeguard threatened plants, science must unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken

Photograph of a wind turbine at dusk, with a stream of birds flying by it.

Technology

How wind turbines could coexist peacefully with bats and birds

As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.

A collage shows a scientist using a pipet as well as various polymers and natural materials.

Technology

Toward truly compostable plastic

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles.

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.

Conceptual illustration shows various wildlife species situated around an analog clock. There is some DNA wound around the clock.

Living World

The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

Close-up of an alligator partially submerged in green water with only its snout and eyes visible.

Food & Environment

Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

A drone hovers over two blue whales, a mother and baby, as they swim side by side.

Technology

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

From collecting whale snot to capturing surprising behaviors, aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea

Photograph shows a close-up of an Aedes aegypti mosquito perched on a leaf.

Health & Disease

Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito

Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses

Photograph of sandy sea bottom covered in round nodules. The light is dim and greeny blue.

Physical World

Mining the deep ocean

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

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