Last winter, Lianne Koczur traveled to Central Alabama to glimpse a landscape of the past—and perhaps one for the future. Dense, dormant grass covered the 100-acre field. “Most people would walk...

When Deirdre Murphy embarks on a painting, she often begins far from her easel. Ecology is a central theme in her practice, and the Philadelphia-based artist regularly consults with researchers and...

Until the 20th century, the Colorado River moved freely through the West, from forested Rocky Mountain headwaters through canyons, deserts, and lush wetlands and then out to sea. But by 1922, as...

It is one of the great dramatic sights in nature: to see an Osprey hunt. To watch a long-winged raptor hover like a kingfisher high above the water, eyes on its prey, before committing and plunging...

Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.

Every four years, ecologist Erin Victory walks among jack pine plantations grown on Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) land. Along with other state employees and volunteers, she stops...

In the Americas, nightjars are some of our most mysterious—and, let’s be honest, freaky-looking—birds. But nighthawks and whip-poor-wills aren’t the only bristled and bug-eyed nocturnal birds...

SHARON, Conn. — The Sharon Audubon Center announced today that Director Eileen Fielding will retire effective July 2, concluding a remarkable tenure that began in 2009. Fielding first joined as an...

It is possible to build renewable energy infrastructure and improve habitat for birds. And in many cases, developers are willing to support additional conservation measures to improve project...

The president's proposed budget would be bad for science—but it's not too late to change it.

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