43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.
It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.
Read the full articleYou might also wanna read
The Andean long-eared mouse, the mammal that holds the key to surviving at altitudes of more than 22,000 feet
A study examines the genetic and metabolic mechanisms that allow the South American rodent to live on the summit of the world’s second-highe

The secret life of platypus: How researchers are tracking a legend
Conservationists reveal the fragile state of our unique monotremes.
Startup Proposes Geoengineering Solution to Dim Sun and Combat Global Warming
Elizabeth Kolbert on the startup Stardust, a company proposing a geoengineering plan to create reflective particles that will combat the eff

Study reveals Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, challenging assumptions about the 'hobbit' species
The extinct human species Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, an analysis of fossil animal bones reveals.
livescience.com·13d ago
Study reveals Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, challenging assumptions about the 'hobbit' species
The extinct human species Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, an analysis of fossil animal bones reveals.
Live Science·13d ago
Incendies à Fontainebleau : une espèce menacée d'extinction venait de revenir, les feux la mettent en péril
Le retour de la cigogne noire dans les forêts de l'Île-de-France suscite l'espoir des naturalistes, mais les récents incendies menacent cett

Six species recovered from near-extinction through ecosystem restoration efforts
Amid biodiversity loss, these six animals have returned from the brink of extinction.

Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.