Ideas

New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.

When the billionaire-owned media fails to cover the truth about climate change, should the public take a stand?

American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation, and that has walled off Indigenous peoples from land they could most effectively steward.

Identifying the shocking number of birds killed when they collide into local buildings was just the first step toward saving them.

Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.

Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border.

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.

With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.

This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.

The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.