Regular supplies of food for scavenger birds in Spain may not be the most effective conservation strategy, as smaller birds are bullied away.
Regular supplies of food for scavenger birds in Spain may not be the most effective conservation strategy, as smaller birds are bullied away.
Environmental issues that resonate on an immediate, emotional level seem to play better on sites like Facebook than do longer-term, but no less serious problems.
Protected areas help to conserve imperiled tropical forests, but many are struggling to sustain their resident species.
Leopold, The Drunken Botanist, Beautiful Whale, and Between Man and Beast
Increasing evidence suggests that loss of Earth’s biological diversity will compromise our planet’s ability to provide the goods and services societies need to prosper.
New amphibian species are being discovered at an exciting rate, yet they are also the vertebrates most at risk of extinction.
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
Domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, making them a top threat to US wildlife.
In the introduction to his latest book, renowned naturalist George Schaller describes the evolving role of the field biologist through the lens of his experiences with Himalayan wildlife.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.