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A new study offers rare evidence of how armed conflict reshapes wildlife behavior, with a few species moving toward human settlements rather than fleeing them—upending assumptions about animals in war zones.

Tying plastic bottles to gillnets cut dolphin deaths by nearly 90% in a new study, without reducing the fish catch.

On this week’s show: Researchers protect one owl species by hunting another, and we mark the 10th anniversary of Science Immunology

Scientists cracked the case of a single plastic cap using isotope chemistry and ocean current models, revealing how trash is turning into rafts for invasive species.

New research quantifies, for the first time, how much prescribed fire reduces mortality in the world's largest trees.

A five-year study finds the big cats you avoid on trails are quietly preventing the collisions that actually kill people.

A biochar filter made from discarded husks hints at a broader shift: treating agricultural byproducts not as garbage, but as raw material for environmental repair.

A sweeping new study of 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries found many tropical species are expanding their ranges, while temperate ones are contracting—with climate change a major driver.

Genetic analysis of bison dating back 20,000 years shows how the 19th-century slaughter reshaped the species—and how today's herds could recover.

A new study finds that burying logging debris, instead of burning it, could store far more carbon and generate billions in revenue for forest-thinning projects.