Culture

We understand that insects have both intrinsic value and instrumental value, but even that binary approach falls short.

Books coming out this month also examine the dangerous world of wildlife trafficking, the history of poisonous chemicals and new ideas in agriculture.

Books coming out this month also examine endangered languages, the lingering effects of colonialism and how war hurts the environment.

Books coming out this month examine wildlife crime, polluted cities, the diversity of bees and how democracy can stand up to climate change.

With his Holocene Project tattoos, artist J. Trip immortalizes endangered species on the bodies of wildlife-loving clients.

A powerful new art exhibit is just one event for this year’s Remembrance Day for Lost Species.

A new book dives into the ever-changing history of conservation legislation — and gives us a hint of the future.

A new essay collection, Living in the Anthropocene, dissects our vast planetary impact.

A new graphic novel digs into the man, the myth, the legend — and the society that inspired them all.

Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.