Namib beetle

Like Water Off a Beetle’s Back

An African insect could show how to wring moisture from the fog—and let the sun shine on cloudy airports.

jacky winter

Heat Shrink

As temperatures rise, Australian birds are moving toward the pole.

deforestation in Brazil

Trees Down, Carbon Up

Carbon emissions are predicted to increase even if Amazonian deforestation holds steady.

lancewood tree

Who, Moa?

An extinct predator might have driven a plant's unique camouflage.

ladybug

Nature’s Avant-Garde

An interview with the directors of Microcosmos, C. Nuridsany and M. Pérennou

sea stars

Rising Stars

Sea stars grow faster in warmer, acidified water.

rain

Wrong as Rain

It's been raining less than we thought.

galveston

Nine-Day Wonders

This hurricane was one of North America's greatest natural disasters

A ferry across the Río Negro

Patagonian Oasis

Even amid the wind-swept desolation of southern Argentine a haven may occasionally be found.

Buffalo Park

The Coming Back of the Bison

Under Government and private protection bison have increased

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