Using tiny sensors and equipment aboard the space station, a project called ICARUS seeks to revolutionize animal tracking.
Tag: Animals
China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep
The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue.
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report
Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.
Where Bats Are Still on the Menu, if No Longer the Best Seller
Indonesia’s wildlife markets are “like a cafeteria for animal pathogens,” but they have resisted efforts to close even as China has shut its own markets over coronavirus fears.
The Sound of One Shrimp Snapping
How climate change is altering nature’s sonic landscape.
China’s Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say
The coronavirus epidemic prompted China to permanently ban trade of wild animals as food, but not for medicinal use.
To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say
Conservationists see a persistent threat of epidemics so long as tens of millions of animals are traded in Southeast Asia.
Dragons, Apes, Mantas and Birds
One way to check in on the state of the natural world? Disappear — with your family — in Indonesia’s jungles for two weeks.
There’s No Place Like Kangaroo Island. Can It Survive Australia’s Fires?
It was a wildlife haven, a tourist magnet and an agricultural center — before half of it burned.
China’s Omnivorous Markets Are in the Eye of a Lethal Outbreak Once Again
The coronavirus that has spread from Wuhan has been linked to the sale of live wildlife at a market that experts describe as a perfect incubator for novel pathogens.