Scientists are analyzing the genomes of endangered Hector’s and Māui’s dolphins to push the New Zealand government for ...

Many pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.

Anti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water ...

How making the case for environmentalism to oppositional people creates shared interests and relieves social tensions in ...

Emma Smith is a print and multimedia journalist who covers wildlife, oceans, biodiversity, and conservation. She also reports ...

Voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.

Two incidents that generated worldwide headlines in recent months have called attention to the often-overlooked plight of India’s captive elephants. In the first, an elderly female elephant died three ...

Harm: How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no ...

Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.

This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.

Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it ...