It’s a Jungle Out There

Over the past 50 years, the Amazon rainforest has lost nearly 20% of its forest cover. The man who coined the term “biodiversity” in the 1970s and has spent the last 50 years studying the effects of fragmentation on wildlife in the Amazon.

All of the fish in the acidic, black water of Brazil’s Rio Negro have super sharp teeth. Pieter deHart is out to discover what organisms are at the base of the food web where everything seems to be a carnivore.

While studying the Waiwai community in Guyana, one anthropologist accidentally discovered the path of a special songbird from the rainforest to New York City.

It’s no surprise that dogs make friends at the dog park, but it turns out people do too. We talk with a researcher who says dog parks build community and cut back on crime.

What antique photos of people with their pets can teach us about class.

For coastal cities around the world, surf tourism brings huge revenue, but it can also bring conflict.