European “explorers” left their mark not only on the environment, but also in knowledge systems.

As climate change pushes people and families across international borders, they’ll find few protections. That can be fixed.

Planting trees is not a silver bullet. It’s time to change the narrative from tree-planting to tree-growing.

These plans sound ambitious, but what does it actually take to reach net-zero and, more importantly, will it be enough to slow climate change?

The pandemic has changed how conservation research is conducted today, and the effects could be felt long into the future.

A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.

A new study finds the EPA is now on the verge of “regulatory capture,” making it a servant of the companies it is supposed to regulate.

A review of Trump’s stated war on regulations doesn't find many successful repeals. But it is hurting regulatory enforcement in quieter ways.

In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.

Farmers don't like living near big predators like leopards, but new research shows the carnivores provide a vital ecological service.