Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring, Frog Phone!

Scientists built a "FrogPhone" to remotely survey frog habitats

Just Checking In!

Scientists built a new remote acoustic survey tool to track wild frog populations. The best part is they decided to name it the FrogPhone.

Scientists Built a “FrogPhone” to Remotely Survey Frog Habitats

Finally, a phone for calling wild frogs.

Photosynthesis Board Game Review (How to Play)

Who knew a plant's life cycle could be so entertaining?

Photosynthesis is the strategy game that lets you take control of a forest ecosystem

Brands We Love

Photosynthesis is a strategy game that puts between two and four players in control of their own living forests, guiding them through their life-cycles.

Photosynthesis Is the Strategy Game That Lets You Take Control of a Forest Ecosystem

It's innovative, entertaining, educational, and most of all, addictive. 

Many news outlets including Futurism probably jumped the gun with that "ancient frozen worms" story.

That story about the ancient frozen worms might be bologna

Take Two

News recently broke about worms that had allegedly been frozen in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years. It turns out they're probably a lot younger.

That Story About the Ancient Frozen Worms Might Be Bologna

A closer look at that "ancient worm" story raises new questions.

The drone is adapted from a robot that killed off coral's predators.

Undersea robots are helping save the Great Barrier Reef

Delivery Drones

Australian scientists are preparing to deliver millions of coral larvae to the Great Barrier Reef using an autonomous drone called "Larvalbot"

Undersea Robots Are Helping Save the Great Barrier Reef

Larvalbot helps shuttle lab-bred coral larvae back into the reef.

The Bramble Cay melomys' official cause of death? "human-induced climate change."

Climate change just wiped out its first mammal

Gone Too Soon

First noticed in 2016, the Australian government recently confirmed the first mammalian extinction that was caused by human-induced climate change.

Climate Change Just Wiped out Its First Mammal

Rest in peace, little friend.

We could see a 14-degree Fahrenheit increase by 2100.

Greenhouse gases are eliminating clouds. Without them, Earth burns

Cloud Cover

New research explains the role of cloud cover in climate change. If we keep burning fossil fuels, the clouds will go away and climate change will worsen.

Climate Change Is Eliminating Clouds. Without Them, Earth Burns

"It would mean the end of human civilization in its current form."

The world's largest animals are dying off and filling our dinner plates.

We may be eating most megafauna to extinction

Forbidden Steak

A fresh look at conservation data found that most megafauna are likely to face extinction and our taste for meat may be to blame.

We May Be Eating Most Megafauna To Extinction

On the matter of meat, there are more than lives at stake.

The algorithm can do menial tasks that would take humans thousands of work hours.

AI that counts and identifies wildlife could be a game-changer for ecologists

Earth & Energy

A deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm is practically as good at classifying wildlife photos as people and may improve conservation projects.

AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists

Letting an algorithm monitor motion-sensor cameras could change how we handle conservation.

We protected a lot of animals. Now we should make room for them.

Animals that used to be threatened are expanding back into their old habitats

Future Society

Large predators have been spreading out lately. New research suggests they're returning to the areas they lived before people drove them off.

Predators That Used To Be Threatened Are Expanding Back Into Their Old Habitats

That's good news. But it doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them.

Scientists are melding modern elephants with ancient mammoths to help them combat climate change and poaching.

To save endangered elephants from modern threats, scientists are combining elephants' genetic code with that of ancient mammoths. How very Jurassic Park.

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