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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The State of Nature Update #28
7/30/2026: India’s tigers are booming but concerns remain, elusive Sunda clouded leopards caught on camera, female chickadees prefer smart males, half of migratory bird species are declining, and more…
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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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Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S. – but they might need help
New research finds large areas of suitable habitat remain, but highways, cities and human conflict may prevent wolves from returning on their own.
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The State of Nature Update #26
6/6/2026: Elephant poop’s outsized effects on habitat, death of a butterfly’s last caterpillar, daddy longlegs hunt frogs, tracking a nesting sea turtle, conservation as a solution for climate change, and more…
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