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Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature’s remarkable resilience, as our perception of evolution and its potential is forever transformed.

Plants are reacting to our changing climate so scientists are looking to soil for answers.
Wildebeest numbers rose after eradicating rinderpest. The Serengeti ecosystem rebounded.
Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival.
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Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival.
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At the planet’s frozen extremes, animals can reveal the changes taking place.
In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive.
Remarkable island wildlife reveals insights into our rapidly changing planet.
Animals have a surprising story to tell about our rapidly changing planet.
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Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival.
A momentous occasion as a new Buffalo herd are returned to the Fort Peck Reservation.
Wildebeest numbers rose after eradicating rinderpest. The Serengeti ecosystem rebounded.
Plants are reacting to our changing climate so scientists are looking to soil for answers.
Reindeer are playing a crucial role in preserving the tundra by eating forest vegetation.
At the planet’s frozen extremes, animals can reveal the changes taking place.
billy barr tells us the lilies emergence is out of sync with the hummingbirds arrival.
Red foxes are moving further north following the encroachment of the tree line.
The ibex are Israel’s newest big city resident with rising desert temperatures.
In Senegal, a troop of chimpanzees seek shade in a cave, a behavior never recorded before.
Mylene finds that when temperatures rise, zebra finches can sing to their unhatched eggs.
In the Gobi Desert, Adiya Yadamsuren tracks a wild camel to a water hole.
In the hottest places, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive.
A Galápagos sea lion group chases yellowfin tuna into a cove on the Galápagos Islands.
Anthony studies how Silver Key anoles keep up with destructive weather.
Remarkable island wildlife reveals insights into our rapidly changing planet.
Local researcher Jaime Chaves catches Darwin's finches to study beak size changes.
Zanzibar red colobus monkeys venture into the human world to find charcoal.
Greg Lewbart is catching marine iguanas to study their unusual shrinking adaptation.
Animals have a surprising story to tell about our rapidly changing planet.
Camille Parmesan tells us how the climate sensitive Edith's Checkerspot helped NASA.
The Fongoli troop of chimpanzees dig to find fresh water in a parched Senegal savanna.