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.

Woolly Mammoth DNA Could Help Save Today's Elephants

Woolly Mammoth DNA Could Help Save Today’s Elephants

Imagine trying to feed or mate with a 30-foot wall in your way.

The world’s rivers are all backed up, leaving fish with no place to go

According to new research, there's a dam or other barrier per kilometer of European waterways. That's making life tough for fish.

Our Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

They deserve better than a “salmon cannon.”

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

We may be on our way to an inexpensive, handy solution to a serious ecological hazard.

A moss can naturally clean harmful arsenic from water

A kind of moss that originated in arsenic-contaminated wetlands can bring the arsenic levels of water down to drinkable levels, a new study shows.

A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water

That's good news for Sweden, which has a lot of toxic arsenic in its water. 

De-extincting a species is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle that has 900 million pieces. And is still missing some.

3 reasons why it's a good idea to resurrect a species

Hard Science

Researchers have reconstructed the genome of a bird that went extinct 700 years ago. The discovery begs the question, why resurrect extinct species at all?

/Ecology

Delivery Drones

Undersea Robots Are Helping Save the Great Barrier Reef

Gone Too Soon

Climate Change Just Wiped out Its First Mammal

Cloud Cover

Climate Change Is Eliminating Clouds. Without Them, Earth Burns

Forbidden Steak

We May Be Eating Most Megafauna To Extinction

Earth & Energy

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

Future Society

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

Earth & Energy

Woolly Mammoth DNA Could Help Save Today’s Elephants

Earth & Energy

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

Earth & Energy

A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water

Hard Science

3 Reasons Why It’s a Good Idea to Resurrect a Species

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