Billions of American chestnut trees once grew in our forests. Could DNA help bring them back?
A fungus nearly wiped out this majestic tree 100 years ago – now scientists are using genetics to make it resistant to blight.
The State of Nature Update #29
8/27/2026: The amazing transoceanic migrations of a tiny dragonfly, hotter forest fires are changing forests, city life supercharges evolution of animals, tiny penguins get bird flu vaccines and more…
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Can you trust the FSC label? What research says about sustainable wood
The world’s leading forest-certification system faces criticism, but evidence suggests it still makes a difference.
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Biodiversity is declining. Conservation works. So what’s holding us back?
From bald eagles to butterflies, recovery stories prove that protecting nature is possible—but awareness and political will remain critical.
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Sea otters once escaped extinction. Can they survive forever chemicals?
Sea otters survived centuries of hunting, but scientists now warn that persistent PFAS pollution could threaten one of the Pacific coast’s most important marine mammals.
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The State of Nature Update #27
7/9/2026: Ukraine’s embattled bison, Ice Age squirrel poop shows they ate dead mammoths, California’s wild horse roundup creates controversy, bats are confused by radiation, and more…
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How scientists are giving rare turtle babies a head start on life
By raising hatchlings in captivity through their first winter, researchers hope more threatened turtles survive to adulthood.
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Climate change is already causing local extinctions. The biggest surprise is where.
Scientists expected tropical species to be hardest hit. Instead, nearly half of animals and plants in North America and Europe are disappearing from parts of their range.
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