In Conservation, People are Partners, Not Perpetrators
In conjunction with our new short film, Living With Snow Leopards, Charu Mishra & Matt Fiechter of the Snow Leopard Trust provide further insights on how they are tackling the issue of conservation...
View ArticleHow to Spot Owls this Winter
If the cold weather and dark skies of the season are starting to get you down, take a cue from our NATURE contributor Susan Brackney and try this winter past time to get you through the bleakest time...
View ArticleNature Reads Round Up
If you find yourself with a little extra time before the new year, catch up with the latest news in science and nature… Photo by Paolo Nicolello Neither animal, plant, fungus nor familiar protozoan,...
View ArticleDid A Caribou Help Fly Santa’s Sleigh?
With caribou and reindeer populations declining across the globe, has old Saint Nick gotten more aggressive with his recruitment? Photo by Warren Sammut It used to be that only reindeer flew Santa’s...
View ArticleWhat to Watch: January
Happy New Year NATURE fans! We’re starting the year off strong with new premieres and a couple of classics from the NATURE archive. Here’s our monthly rundown of can’t-miss programs. Watch by tuning...
View ArticleBringing the Past to Life in Technicolor
By Fiann Smithwick, scientific consultant for Attenborough and the Sea Dragon One of the most important features of animals is their color. Whether it be to attract a mate or hide from a predator,...
View ArticleWill Climate Change Drive a New Species of Crossbill to Extinction?
Most songbirds head south for the winter, as food supplies disappear, returning to breed in the spring, when booming insect populations can satisfy clamoring broods. Not crossbills. A female Cassia...
View ArticleAll the Pretty Horses – 7 Breeds You Should Know
Our two-part series, Equus “Story of the Horse,” explores the origins of the modern day horse, as well as the ways this remarkable animal plays a vital role in our lives. With over 400 various breeds,...
View ArticleWolves and Willows: A Howling Success
When someone shot the last wolf in Yellowstone National Park in 1926, they probably gave no thought to the effect that action might have on trees. But the absence of apex predators –those animals at...
View ArticleNature Reads Round-Up
We’ve rounded up a handful of the latest nature news bites and interesting stories you should know (and share.) From falling spiders to shark sleuthing, here is our first reads-round-up of the new...
View ArticleWhere the Seabird Guano Goes
With ocean plastics now present on a global scale, seabirds can ingest it almost anywhere and that’s not where the issue stops. Photo: Thick-billed Murres taken by Michel Gendron At the northeastern...
View ArticleWhat to Watch: February
From Wild Way of the Vikings – A puffin preening its feathers at a seabird colony. Shetland. Credit: Fergus Gill / © Maramedia February is a month for love, so it felt only fitting to fill the month...
View ArticleThe Plight of Florida Panthers
Florida panthers need space and in a state of busy roads and sprawling development, finding that space grows harder every day. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters [Public domain], via Wikimedia...
View ArticleLove is All Around in Nature
Love is all around in the natural world, and it deserves to be celebrated! Whether it’s affection between mothers and babies, lifelong mates, or unlikely friends, many animals have a special way of...
View ArticleMaster Regulators: How Mountain Lions Boost Biodiversity
Mountain lions and wolves have suffered from our ignorance ever since pioneers inundated their wilderness homes. But an emerging view of mountain lions’ unique ecological role is coming into focus....
View ArticleNature Reads Round-Up
The natural world is literally buzzing with news on everything from bees to birds to new grim effects of global warming. Here’s our roundup of nature articles you should check out… It’s a bird. It’s a...
View ArticleWhat to Watch: March
Picture shows: Two young cheetah cubs lie in the shade while their mother rests in the background, Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe. We’re gearing up for our first ever live NATURE broadcast,...
View ArticleSounds of Spring – Our American Spring LIVE Playlist
L.M. Montgomery wrote, “…one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs.” And frankly, we agree. Spring is a time of renewed activity and dazzling colors – the whole world is...
View ArticleCitizens, Start Your Science!
Citizen science programs mobilize people from all walks of life to contribute to scientific research. These projects tap the power of the public, with more people working in more places and for longer...
View ArticleHow to Give Monarch Butterflies a Head-Start This Spring
Although plenty of butterfly gardeners understand the value of a good nectar plant, a surprising number of them fail to provide resources to accommodate a butterfly’s full lifecycle. For instance, many...
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