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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

A satellite image shows how a decades-old fence erected between Finland and Norway affected Arctic vegetation by altering the movement of reindeer herds.

Food & Environment

Effects of a fence

A satellite image reveals how humans and their herds are changing the Arctic from the ground up

Photograph of a butterfly perched on a plant. Its wings are spread wide, showing off a checkered pattern in white, black and orange.

Living World

Edith’s checkerspot butterfly: Checkered past, uncertain future

How do animal populations respond to climate change? After studying the same butterfly and its habitats for decades, two biologists explain that it’s complicated — but endlessly intriguing.

Photograph of a fire with silhouettes of trees and a kangaroo that is hopping to escape the inferno.

Physical World

Fighting fire with fire ... and fauna

Climate change is aggravating the seasonal burns that Australia has always known. They won’t be snuffed out, but new ecological strategies may help.

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.

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The human hand in fish evolution

Effects of a fence

Edith’s checkerspot butterfly: Checkered past, uncertain future

Fighting fire with fire ... and fauna

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

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