Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove opened people’s eyes to the vastness of the ocean: “We know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about the deep sea floor, despite the fact that we have yet ...

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippu): Danaus plexippus in Greek means “sleepy transformation.” The name evokes the species’ ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Arthropoda ...

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week, as we continue to feature projects to do from home, we bring you Fishing in the Past, a project from Zooniverse. ...

A photograph has immense power. As an award-winning photographer, filmmaker and speaker, Danielle Da Silva is acutely aware of the impact storytelling can have on the way we see the world. She is also the Founder and ...

In the three years since Sex, Lies, and Butterflies was completed, science has continued to investigate the origin of butterflies. With new technologies for probing the deep past, new answers are emerging. Dr. Akito ...

Each week, we feature a worthy citizen science project or nature news segment from around the nation. This week we bring you eButterfly. There’s nothing more nostalgic than watching a butterfly flutter by. Now, ...

This piece comes to us from Dr. Emily Darling, a conservation scientist with WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) who leads WCS’s global coral reef monitoring program. In late February, I was with a team of scientists ...

Shrouded by ferns, baby Spy Gorilla, is perfectly positioned to observe the elusive wild mountain gorillas of Uganda. Outfitted with a 4K camera in one eye, the robotic spy creature takes in the lush jungle surroundings ...