Cannibalism Takes Major Bite Out of Young Blue Crabs, but the Shallows Offer a Refuge
Smithsonian study finds juvenile crabs rely on shrinking shallow-water habitats to escape cannibalism by adults
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Too Many Coral Restorations Fail. Treating Them Like Experiments Could Help Them Succeed.
Scientists suggest a new framework for coral restoration that could help safeguard them in a warming world
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Tech Titans NC Helps Excavate Archaeologists From Mountains of Paperwork
How eight middle schoolers and their coach turned a student challenge into a real-world rescue for researchers
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Meet the Scientist Uncovering How Mangroves Can Help the U.S. Military
Smithsonian ecologist Andre Rovai studies how mangroves fight sea level rise, protecting military installations on the coast.
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