Science Dec 22 Scientists discover the secret power that makes glass frogs transparent By Christina Larson, Associated Press
World Dec 17 Key issues unresolved as UN biodiversity summit reaches final days Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries to fund those efforts. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
World Sep 17 Cheetahs reintroduced to India after going extinct in the country 70 years ago Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. By Aniruddha Ghosal, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press
Nation Sep 29 U.S. declares 23 species extinct It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal. But scientists say climate change threatens to make extinctions more common as it adds to the pressures facing imperiled species. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Arts May 11 Watch 3:28 The NewsHour’s family of furry friends Amidst these difficult times, we wanted to acknowledge the outpouring of interest in the furry creatures who keep some of us company, on- and off-camera, and those pets who are becoming part of the NewsHour family on social media, too. By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport
Sep 10 Watch 7:04 How giant African rats are helping uncover deadly land mines in Cambodia By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 9:24 In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome… Continue watching
Aug 23 Scientists lost a shark tag. Months later, an 8-year-old found it. By Vicky Stein Chippy the shark’s tag, containing a full 30 days of precious information on great white shark behavior, had arrived on a beach on an island more than 2,000 miles away and 15 months after he had swallowed it. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:58 Walton Ford’s brief but spectacular take on ‘the imagined animal’ Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring… Continue watching
Jun 26 Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick? By Berly McCoy Everyone wants to save the bees, but we may be saving them to death. Continue reading