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News, research analysis and evidence-based explanation. 20 stories in this section.
PBS Nature has announced that «Tiger Island: Part One» will premiere on October 21, 2026, with a promotional clip highlighting the dedication of a tiger mother.
A citizen-science project that tracked 925 pet cats across six countries found average home ranges of 3.6 hectares, with a small number of cats roaming more than a square kilometer, …
Wildlife biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant returns with a new season of the Going Wild podcast, moving production out of the studio and into wild habitats across the United States, including …
A new report finds that a Colorado overpass built for wildlife has reduced vehicle-animal collisions by 91 percent in its first 10 months, with elk, bears, pronghorn and northern leopard …
PBS Nature will premiere «Tiger Island: Part One» on October 21, 2026, the wildlife series has announced, teasing behavior that challenges assumptions about tigers.
Gabon is seeking to shield the slow-growing rainforest shrub Tabernanthe iboga, central to several ritual traditions, from commercial exploitation as US pharmaceutical companies investigate its potential for treating addiction and …
Cumbria's only breeding grey seal colony has produced two pups at South Walney nature reserve, marking the twelfth straight year the site has hosted seal births.
Mark Cocker has completed his 1,000th country diary for the Guardian, the world's oldest column of its kind in an English-language newspaper, nearly four decades after his first entry described …
A three-year restoration effort across seven nature reserves has brought two damselfly species back to woodland habitats, offering a measurable sign that habitat recovery can reverse local insect declines.
A study spanning up to 24 years found that some forest soils are absorbing methane at an average of 3% more each year as temperatures rise and rainfall declines, challenging …
A new two-part PBS Nature miniseries follows wildlife experts in Nepal who used drones and thermal cameras to record tiger behaviors never seen before, offering a rare look at two …
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday, prompting evacuations in the regional capital but causing no reported damage or casualties. The quake occurred at a depth …
A new Sesame Street and PBS Nature collaboration, «Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure», premieres October 14, 2026, introducing young viewers to an orphaned baby elephant named Kipikee.
A new BBC Earth feature examines how locust swarms and army ant colonies operate as nature's most destructive forces, stripping landscapes and overwhelming prey through sheer numbers.
Average populations across 132 native breeding species fell 19% between 1970 and 2025, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, according to government figures compiled by leading conservation bodies.
Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to a Kenyan sanctuary to meet an orphaned elephant they adopted online in a new PBS Nature special premiering October 14.
Climatologist David Lapola guides readers through a vast climate experiment in the Amazon rainforest, part of a Nature briefing that also covers UV-revealed tattoos and PhD pay across Europe.
Coast redwoods, among Earth's most efficient carbon storers, see their photosynthesis rates drop during heat wave-like temperatures, potentially jeopardizing their role in carbon sequestration as climate change intensifies.
Veteran photojournalist Steve Winter discusses his iconic image of a mountain lion in Los Angeles, the illegal tiger trade, and a close encounter with a black panther, highlighting the intersection …
The weakened storm is still threatening flash flooding and dangerous surf from the Gulf Coast to the Appalachians, with nearly 400,000 customers still in the dark across Florida and Alabama.
