A meditation on observation, revision, and the quiet thrill of being wrong — and what all of that means for conservation.

Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.

Governments conduct hundreds of thousands of acres of forest “thinning” projects annually in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and ...

A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.

In her new book Ghosts Behind Glass, historian Dolly Jørgensen takes us through dozens of museum exhibits about extinction — and examines the stories they tell.

The future of salmon in this vast region is far from assured, however. In fact staff and funding cuts at the National Park Service have jeopardized habitat restoration work in the Elwha and other park ...

Tracking also showed that not all adults migrate predictably to foraging areas and nesting beaches. For example, juvenile loggerheads spend their summers in Chesapeake Bay before heading south to warm ...

The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050. Many items produced are single-use, and less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled.

Studies: Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change Is Adding to Bird Declines Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide ...

And it’s not alone: A 2019 review of graveyard biodiversity identified 140 protected species in cemeteries around the world. They include several species of bats and orchids, and remnants of tallgrass ...

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 ...