New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.

A misguided attempt to control mosquito populations has nearly driven this tiny fish to extinction.

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?

An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.

The nonprofit Adventure Scientists unites skilled outdoors people with scientists to help drive critical conservation work.

The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.

The Biden administration’s new “polluter pays” tax offers a welcome boost for Superfund cleanup efforts, but it leaves out one key industry.

Protecting women’s rights and the environment go hand-in-hand in these new books, which also celebrate female leaders and scientists.