Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Earthen homes present an opportunity for building sustainably, but first we need to overcome several institutional barriers.

The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.

Paul Adepoju is a freelance journalist reporting on science, health, environment, technology and their intersections.

The Trump administration has already rolled back planned limits on PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.

Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that ...

Other new research this month looked at snow leopards, wolves, wildlife crossings, newly discovered species, and … scorpion copulation?

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros. Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by ...

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years. The ...

Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them. A long piece of grass hung loosely from his nose. He looked down at me from his ...