An hourglass on a bleak, rocky surface

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

An hourglass on a bleak, rocky surface

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

TOP STORIES

Thick kelp strands underwater

New research shows we’ve long underestimated the environmental benefits from kelp forests. Now these important ecosystems are threatened.

Extinction

Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world — and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process.

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HEADLINES

Close up of money burning.

You can’t stop climate change or the extinction crisis without fighting inequality, injustice and conspiracies.

Boxes piled haphazardly inside a delivery truck.

The warehouse boom — and its resulting air pollution — causes dangerous health risks in California’s Inland Empire.

Workers carrying bags of saplings into forest.

Numerous global reforestation efforts are underway, but research suggests getting long-term benefits is harder than it looks, and some projects can do more harm than good.

Two primates battle for territory as dust kicks up around them

New research argues that most animals enjoy positive experiences throughout their lives, and that can help their conservation.

Elephant eating in the middle of a road.

New research shows when human actions started to fragment elephant habitat in Asia and how that could help conservation efforts.

This remarkable species lives in forests of towering trees. Locals call it the “ghost of the forest,” because it’s so hard to find and moves so quickly.

A closeup of a leaf

What if governments finally decided to act on climate change and environmental degradation?

Logjam in river surrounded by green trees.

An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.

Cracked dry ground with large orange sun

Regions that have been lucky so far may be less well prepared for an unprecedented heatwaves in the future.

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