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The COVID-19 pandemic put much of the tourism industry on hold. Once restrictions are lifted, we need to be wary of what comes next.

A new book from ecologist Chad Hanson explains why misunderstanding fire is dangerous for communities, wildlife and fighting climate change.

This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution.

We’re just getting warmed up.

Dr. Danielle Ignace has found a way to unify her Native American and Western science identities to better understand big ecosystem changes.

A nearly extinct population of this wide-ranging species represents a unique element of biodiversity in the Caucasus.

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

Invasive predators have cornered these endangered Patagonian frogs in the last remnant of their habitat.

Hope is often touted as an important ingredient in conservation success. Our research found that it’s vital — but only if it’s combined with another key element.

Residents of northeastern Oklahoma still suffer from the toxic fallout of shuttered mines.