The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 39th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. PBS received the most nominations of any network with 45. Of the 45, NATURE received ...
READ MORE ›Are You Spoiling Your Favorite Forests and Preserves With Invasive Plants? Be Part of the Solution with These Simple Steps
While hiking through woods and wetlands, some nature-lovers are compromising the “unspoiled” places they enjoy most. They don't mean to, of course. But scores of invasive, non-native plant species have made us all ...
READ MORE ›Summer of No Love for Sea Turtles
Rising temperatures could produce only female hatchlings and leave sea turtles facing future summers of no love. All sea turtles lack sex hormones. An embryo develops into a male or female based on surrounding conditions ...
READ MORE ›A Salute to Independent Animals
No man is an island, but can the same be said for animals? Different species of animals approach solitude in varying degrees. In the spirit of Independence Day, here’s a rundown of a few of the most self-sufficient ...
READ MORE ›Striking Out in the Love Department? At Least You’re Not a Honey Bee. . .
With nearly endless exposure to pesticides, parasites, and more, the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) has certainly had its share of troubles. Still, even when life—and particularly “romance”—goes according ...
READ MORE ›5 Fabulous Fathers in the Animal Kingdom
With Father’s Day around the corner, it’s only fitting that we take a moment to acknowledge a handful of animals who happen to be some of the most dutiful dads in the animal kingdom. While many males play a role ...
READ MORE ›Producer/Director Victoria Bromley on Telling the Global Story of the Pangolin
Editor’s note: Victoria Bromley’s film, The World’s Most Wanted Animal premiered on PBS on May 23, 2018. Below she gives some insight into what led her to the project and the plight of pangolins today. ...
READ MORE ›Saving Pangolins from Extinction
Pangolins are in crisis, with all eight species threatened with extinction. This means that an entire taxonomic Order, the Pholidota, faces going the way of the dodo. Fortunately, pangolins are starting to receive the ...
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