Could the Russian invasion of Ukraine lead to worldwide declines in biodiversity? Plus other important conservation and environmental news.

When humans bring new plants to an ecosystem, it can slowly push out the original inhabitants. Research shows us how to identify this threat before plant species become “the living dead.”

As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.

…but we’ll be back soon, rested and ready to take on the biggest environmental and conservation challenges of the day.

Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.

…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.

What a new paper can teach us about hope amidst the extinction crisis.

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.

…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.

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