Materials needed to make the batteries for electric cars and other clean technology is driving interest in deep-seabed mining, and scientists fear the cost to the ocean will be steep.

A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic — including hundreds of species people depend on for food.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.

Wild plants related to our main agricultural crops are important to future food security. But more than half are endangered, a new study finds.

Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often overlooked.

A groundbreaking program at the University of British Columbia draws from Indigenous knowledge and western science to develop the best tools for helping fisheries and communities.

A new study compares snowpack across the world and offers a tool to help scientists pinpoint where this critical resource is waning — and what that means for ecosystems and economies.

Planting milkweed can help monarch butterflies, but new research shows that there’s still a lot we can learn about how to do that effectively.

Emergency management expert Samantha Montano explains why the climate crisis should be a key part of emergency planning.