This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national ...

Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to ...

The driver of zoonotic outbreaks isn’t bad luck. It’s habitat destruction, wildlife trade, and decades of ignoring science.

Activists raise serious concerns about the welfare of the country’s captive elephants and the laundering of wild-caught ...

Diving on coastal reefs can bring us closer to nature and inspire conservation, but there are steps every ecotourist can take ...

What whale are we talking about this month? Thanks for asking. This time we’re looking at Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei), also sometimes referred to as the Gulf of Mexico w ...

Look for local events like farmers’ markets and monthly town celebrations where you might try having an informational table or booth and meet and greet. It may cost you a bit, but you can set out a ...

The Armored Catfish Known as L046: Protecting the Unnamed The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t ...

Amid National PFAS Frenzy, the ‘Maine Model’ Shows States How to Stop ‘Forever Chemicals’ at the Source As the federal government continues to water down PFAS protections, states have an opportunity ...

Environmentalists, myself included, pay close attention to gloomy topics like species extinctions and Earth’s dwindling life-support systems. It’s not for the love of dark matters that we keep tabs on ...