The Vibrant Colors of Hummingbirds Are More Impressive Than We’d Realized
December 13, 2022 —
Scientists catalogued the hues of 114 avian species. Humans can’t see every shade, but birds can.
Field Notes
This Artist’s Paint-Swatch Portraits Reveal the Beauty of Bird Plumage
December 13, 2022 —
With time on his hands, Christopher Reiger found a colorful way to depict a rich variety of birds.
A New App Brings Birdsong Back to People With High-Frequency Hearing Loss
December 13, 2022 —
Hear Birds Again, an iPhone app, is only the latest in Lang Elliott’s long line of inventions to solve a challenge that affects more birders as they age.
Vermont's Birders and Landowners Are Joining Forces to Contribute to Science
September 21, 2022 —
A new program recruits volunteers to survey breeding birds that would otherwise go uncounted.
Who Runs the Forest? Increasingly, in the Southeast, It’s Women
September 20, 2022 —
New groups are cultivating communities of women who manage their trees with economic and ecosystem sustainability in mind.
From Ground to Orbit, Space Industry’s Lift-Off Sparks Environmental Concerns
September 19, 2022 —
As more rockets take flight, how will we protect life at home?
The Buried Treasure in Panama’s Mangrove Forests: the Carbon They Store
July 07, 2022 —
These ecosystems feed and shelter migrating birds and surrounding communities—and help fight climate change. By tapping into that value, conservationists seek to ensure they’ll continue doing so.
The Great Salt Lake Is Too Big—and Too Important—to Fail
June 21, 2022 —
Utah’s leaders and advocates are mobilizing to save the largest saline lake ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, a haven for people and migrating birds. Time and water are running out.
