The Race to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Africa

From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and ...
The Mail & Guardian

From Congo to China: 309 freshwater fish species uncovered last year

Freshwater ecosystems are rich but fragile. Of the new fish species discovered, many are critically endangered ...

Miners digging for world tech material are dying in Congo. Here’s why

A tunnel collapse at a rebel-run coltan mine in eastern Congo is feared to have killed at least 200 people, officials said.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Opinion

IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) condemn attack at Upemba National Park

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) condemn, in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Scientist Analyzing Historic Bison DNA to Understand How the Species Rebounded from the Edge of Extinction

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

How evolution shapes color diversity in coral reef fish

Why does a Caribbean angelfish sometimes resemble its Indo-Pacific cousin, even though they have never lived in the same ocean? Why do coral reefs harbor such a wide range of stripes, spots and ...