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Pacific bluefin tuna are prodigious swimmers, able to cross the Pacific Ocean in less than a month.

Shadowing the Tuna Boats

Logbooks, satellites, and game theory help steward tuna in the Pacific.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This forest in Bolivia once hosted diverse animals and plants, and protected rivers and streams from erosion.

Seeing the Forest for the Carbon

Researchers peer deep into tropical forests, weighing their status as climate balancers.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Scientists and citizen volunteers are observing first bloom and first leaf dates of lilacs and other plants to gather data on the timing of spring.

Seeing Climate through the Lives of Plants

Ground observers and satellites monitor plant life cycles and the timing of seasons.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Invasive tamarisk trees like this one continue to gain footholds in the West, changing habitats and pushing out native species.

Pinpointing an Invasive Plant's Next Move

Vegetation data helps researchers and resource managers develop a new approach to stopping species invasions.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Long-spined sea urchins nest on a depleted kelp bed off the coast of eastern Tasmania.

Pedestrians of Eddy Avenue

Rotating blobs of ocean water may be key to sustaining fisheries.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Photograph of people crossing a crosswalk at night

Paving a New Lifestyle

As rapid urbanization transforms India's landscape, doctors face a new set of challenges in protecting public health.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Researcher Michel Verstraete pauses while a laser scanner records the geometric properties of a savanna landscape in Kruger National Park, South Africa

New Angles

Scientists teach an old satellite new tricks.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Scientist Hans Røy opens a core sample drilled from the Pacific Ocean seafloor.

Microbes in the Murk

Ancient life survives in suspension under the sea.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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