Restoration
That Sinking Feeling
We dig fossil fuel out of the ground, burn it and fill the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, and then plant trees to soak it back up. If only it were so simple.
Aliens Among Us
Invasive species stand accused of ecological insubordination, mass murder, and other crimes against nature. But the case is far from closed. In this round table, we ask four leading thinkers to scrutinize and tackle head-on some commonly held assumptions about invasive species.
Small Worlds Shed New Light on Habitat Loss
Bigger habitats aren’t always better. New research shows that the mix of species—and how they affect each other—may matter even more than sheer size. Especially important is the trophic web of organisms that variously eat or are eaten by others.
It’s in the Vault
WORLD’S LARGEST SEED BANK housed in Norway’s Permafrost
Second Chance
CLONING COULD BE the Holy Grail of conservation or the ultimate folly. Either way, the fact is, cloning works.
Skyscraper Habitats
24,000 HECTARES OF LONDON ROOFS revamped into ecological real estate.
Dig Deeper
WHEN CONTEXT IS LOST, what kind of tales can biological relics tell? Paleoecologists
are forcing us again and again to rethink what was once established fact.
What if We’re Wrong
So this is what it feels like to be in the throes of a paradigm shift. It turns out that much of what we think we know about species and ecosystems is wrong.
The Look of Success
IN THE WAKE OF SUCCESSFUL WOLF REINTRODUCTIONS, managers who once fervently defended wolves are now faced with killing them. Are we ready for modern predator management?
Restoration Mistakenly Helps Pest Gulls
Habitat restoration can have unexpected and unwanted effects. New research shows that restoration efforts on a small Mediterranean island helped a gull that was already superabundant and that preys on two at-risk seabirds.