Nature & Wildlife
Life Goes On in Earth’s Most Extreme Environments
“Life finds a way.” That’s a now-famous statement from Dr. Ian Malcolm, a fictional character played by actor Jeff Goldblum in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park.
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Nature & Wildlife
Snow: Why We Need It and How We’re Losing It
I grew up in the Midwest. That means that as a child, as the joke goes, I had to decide on a Halloween costume that could incorporate my winter coat.
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News & More
Technology Transforms Wildlife Tracking
Wildlife tracking has opened our eyes to many fundamental questions in the fields of conservation and ecology.
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Nature & Wildlife
Deer, Reindeer and REM Sleep
At first glance, geese and reindeer (called “caribou” in North America) may not seem to have much in common. But there is a link: in some places, they share diets and habitats.
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Nature & Wildlife
The Climate Change Complexities of Bird Migrations
The beginning of November always makes me think of the fall migrations of birds. In the United States, this annual ritual typically begins around August 1 and lasts through November 30; although, some birds may migrate earlier or later, and migration can start as early as mid-June and last until early January.
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Conservation
Wild Conservation Ideas: Currency Images and a Moon Vault
If you look at a U.S. $1 bill today, you’ll find an image of an eagle holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other.
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Conservation
Plants Could Solve the Microplastics Problem
Plastics are the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the Great Lakes and in the oceans. Plastic pollution pieces come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than 0.2 inches (or five millimeters) in length—about the size of a sesame seed—are called “microplastics.”
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Nature & Wildlife
“New” Greenland Polar Bears Found
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown, isolated population of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland that has found a unique way to survive.
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Travel Tales
Lenin’s Kittiwake | Olaf’s Corner
A black-footed kittiwake swooped in from the Arctic Ocean and landed on the bald head of Lenin, the Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist.
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Nature & Wildlife
The Heroic Age of Exploration and Our Not-So-Gutsy Times
Big dreams of adventure were not uncommon in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time known as the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.
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News & More
Global Seed Vault Fails: “Permanently Frozen” Isn’t Anymore
Anything in deep freeze was supposed to be safe—for forever. Such as our toxic wastes. Such as the crop seeds we’ll need in case of a global catastrophe and food shortage. But we can’t count on the cold anymore.
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Travel Tales
Q-and-A: Going to Polar Extremes
When WWF Partner in Conservation Elizabeth Bullitt retired, she decided she was going to see the world’s wild places. Her first trip was a journey to Botswana in Africa. She’s since taken two more trips with WWF and Natural Habitat Adventures—to Antarctica and, this past summer, to the Arctic.