May 2019
A report that analyzed 15,000 studies conducted in the last 50 years presents a stark view
1 million species are under threat. Here are 5 ways we speed up extinctions
Jun 2023
Some facilities could have decades of eDNA data stored away on paper filters
Air pollution monitoring may accidentally help scientists track biodiversity
Feb 2024
The trees' knotty bark and ability to die in segments house and feed forest species
Ancient trees' gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats
Aug 2023
A new technique could one day help turn plastic waste into valuable raw materials
Chemists turned plastic waste into tiny bars of soap
Dec 2020
The world’s farmland is projected to grow by 3.4 million square kilometers by 2050
Clearing land to feed a growing human population will threaten thousands of species
Feb 2019
The find raises questions of whether conservation efforts should preserve DNA, not just species
DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
Mar 2022
There’s more to the effect than the capture of carbon dioxide alone
Forests help reduce global warming in more ways than one
Mar 2024
Spanish cedar trees create dense, brambly forests that tortoises avoid by shambling around them
Giant tortoise migration in the Galápagos may be stymied by invasive trees
Apr 2020
The ongoing episode is the third mass bleaching event in five years
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering its most widespread bleaching ever recorded
Mar 2021
Awareness of eco-friendly death care is low even as the industry grows
‘Green’ burials are slowly gaining ground among environmentalists