Cool Green Science https://blog.nature.org/ Stories of The Nature Conservancy Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:13:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 https://blog.nature.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-TNC-Social-Media-Avatar.png?w=32 Cool Green Science https://blog.nature.org/ 32 32 210842501 Meet the Caecilian, the Weird Amphibian Now Established in Florida https://blog.nature.org/2026/10/14/meet-the-caecilian-the-weird-amphibian-now-established-in-florida/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/10/14/meet-the-caecilian-the-weird-amphibian-now-established-in-florida/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:13:42 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92675 What exactly is a caecilian? And how did it get to Florida? Let’s look at this unusual creature.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/10/14/meet-the-caecilian-the-weird-amphibian-now-established-in-florida/feed/ 0 92675 On the Hunt for Bats https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/16/on-the-hunt-for-bats/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/16/on-the-hunt-for-bats/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:29:44 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92637 Conservationists want to help the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat. But first they have to find it.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/16/on-the-hunt-for-bats/feed/ 0 92637 A Nature Conservancy Volunteer’s Hunt for Champion Trees https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/06/a-nature-conservancy-volunteers-hunt-for-champion-trees/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/06/a-nature-conservancy-volunteers-hunt-for-champion-trees/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:16:34 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92618 Gary Williamson and his friends have found more Champion Trees – the largest of their species – than anyone. And at age 82, he’s still searching.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/09/06/a-nature-conservancy-volunteers-hunt-for-champion-trees/feed/ 0 92618 Following Whimbrels Across the Hemisphere https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/23/following-whimbrels-across-the-hemisphere/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/23/following-whimbrels-across-the-hemisphere/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:26:54 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92596 As whimbrels arrive on the Virginia coast each year, they tell a story about a growing effort to understand how birds connect ecosystems across an entire hemisphere.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/23/following-whimbrels-across-the-hemisphere/feed/ 0 92596 Reforesting the Gran Chaco with Drones https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/17/reforesting-the-gran-chaco-with-drones/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/17/reforesting-the-gran-chaco-with-drones/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:00:19 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92508 From the air, 8,000 native trees were seeded by TNC Argentina and the startup ReForest Latam in degraded areas of the Gran Chaco.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/17/reforesting-the-gran-chaco-with-drones/feed/ 0 92508 Bug Highway: The Hidden Paths Used by Insects https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/09/bug-highway-the-hidden-paths-used-by-insects/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/09/bug-highway-the-hidden-paths-used-by-insects/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:43:31 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92566 Hidden within even the world’s densest cities, connecting trees, window flowerboxes, parks and gardens, are a complex series of roads you won’t find on any map. But for our planet’s insects, they’re critical lifeways.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/08/09/bug-highway-the-hidden-paths-used-by-insects/feed/ 1 92566 The Bird That Needs Fire: What Bachman’s Sparrow Can Teach Us About Restoration https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/20/the-bird-that-needs-fire-what-bachmans-sparrow-can-teach-us-about-restoration/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/20/the-bird-that-needs-fire-what-bachmans-sparrow-can-teach-us-about-restoration/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:45:16 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92526 Bachman's Sparrow is more than just another bird species. It is a window into the health of one of North America's most iconic and threatened ecosystems.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/20/the-bird-that-needs-fire-what-bachmans-sparrow-can-teach-us-about-restoration/feed/ 0 92526 What Will It Take to Bring Back the North Sea’s Oyster Reefs? https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/14/what-will-it-take-to-bring-back-the-north-seas-oyster-reefs/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/14/what-will-it-take-to-bring-back-the-north-seas-oyster-reefs/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:52:21 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92502 The burgeoning offshore wind industry of the North Sea might offer a chance to restore Europe’s native oyster.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/07/14/what-will-it-take-to-bring-back-the-north-seas-oyster-reefs/feed/ 0 92502 Resilience Through Restoration: Oyster Growers Find New Opportunities in Conservation https://blog.nature.org/2026/06/20/resilience-through-restoration-oyster-growers-find-new-opportunities-in-conservation/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/06/20/resilience-through-restoration-oyster-growers-find-new-opportunities-in-conservation/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:47:31 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92478 Aquaculture can help both coastal ecosystems and economies thrive.

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]]> https://blog.nature.org/2026/06/20/resilience-through-restoration-oyster-growers-find-new-opportunities-in-conservation/feed/ 1 92478 Protecting Belize’s Reef Through Science and Song https://blog.nature.org/2026/06/10/protecting-belizes-reef-through-science-and-song/ https://blog.nature.org/2026/06/10/protecting-belizes-reef-through-science-and-song/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:21:56 +0000 https://blog.nature.org/?p=92455 Marine biologist Nicole Craig on how Super Reefs, coral research and songwriting can help shape a future for the Mesoamerican Reef.

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