What happens to the size and health of ducklings if their mothers have to leave the nests for long periods of time to get food? That's what Bill Hopkins, a fisheries and wildlife professor, hopes to find out, with support from the...

Snacktime with NASA digs into the science behind what’s on your plate from a tasty cheese board, to seafood, to fresh produce, to chips and dip.



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Critically important fisheries face widespread population declines while fishing pressures continue to increase. Together we must take action towards managing fishing sustainably. ➡ Subscribehttp://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe' target='_blank'...

Cartographers Marty Schnure and Ross Donihue traveled to the little-known Farallon National Wildlife Refuge to document the scientists who live there and to create an interactive digital map to allow the public to explore the islands...

Cartographers Marty Schnure and Ross Donihue traveled to the little-known Farallon National Wildlife Refuge to document the scientists who live there and to create an interactive digital map to allow the public to explore the islands...

A beluga whale stranded in a Canadian river for several weeks hitched a ride home thanks to a team of rescuers. The whale became trapped in the Nepisiguit River in New Brunswick, Canada, likely in search of food, or after an especially...

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Royal Society International Lecture given by the Honourable Dr Jane Lubchenco ForMemRS Can we use the ocean without using it up? The task is daunting given current trajectories in fisheries, plastics and other pollutants, and the...

A new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center has found prey-size plastics present in larval fish nurseries. <br/>

In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson began an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in...

There’s no doubt that fish is a great source of protein in one’s diet. But the debate about whether fish farming or commercial fishing is worse for the environment continues and, as you might suspect, there isn’t a straightforward answer.

Hank eases our minds about the alleged bacon shortage, and informs us of some actual meat shortages we may see the effects of in the coming years.

In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos and stats make the case.

This Valentine’s Day, send a little love to your bacterial buddies! Our microbes keep us healthy, but some bacteria give their animal companions superpowers, like immunity to poison, or even invisibility!