By 2070 the reef was no longer a continuous ecosystem but a scatter of survivors, patches of hard coral clinging to deep ...

Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research ...

As for turkeys, the United States has a national holiday to blame for the more than 200 million turkey deaths each year. And ...

These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, ...

Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.

Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.

As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into ...

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.

From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may ...

Capitalism Loves Competition. Nature Has Other Ideas. Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that fails to recognize how ...

Study: Commercial Lion Farming in South Africa Could Be Harming, Not Helping, Wild Lions As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and ...

The Exotic Pet Trade Harms Animals and Humans. The European Union Is Studying a Potential Solution EU legislators are considering a form of regulation that could protect many species from unsafe ...