Get your hikes and other recreation in while you can. A new study finds warming temperatures could mean big changes in how we use our public lands.

The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.

Warming temperatures, stronger storms and rising seas present a cascade of challenges that researchers are racing to understand.

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.

Thor Hanson’s new book explains the biology behind climate change and why some species may be better able to survive a quickly changing planet.

Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds.

Wetlands can help remove nutrient pollution causing low-oxygen “dead zones.” But how much benefit we reap depends a lot on placement, a new study finds. 

A new surveillance system tracks trends in wildlife illness and death and could help keep people healthy.

To stay or to leave in search of safer ground makes me wonder how we determine risk in a world that’s so rapidly changing.

Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.