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Scientists and policymakers have developed a time-sensitive plan to help save ailing freshwater ecosystems and imperiled species. 

As biodiversity disappears, the risk to human health increases. Experts say we need to protect wild spaces and species to help prevent future outbreaks.

The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts.

Just because we’re all self-isolated doesn’t mean we have to isolate ourselves from nature.

New research shows that recreational fishing can sometimes be a huge problem — especially for threatened species of marine fish.

It’s called “biophobia,” a disconnection from nature that’s reducing our collective will to preserve species and habitats. But new research points toward some wild solutions.

For example, in Florida, the loss of just 3% of wetland coverage resulted in $480 million in property damage during just one hurricane.

Noise pollution has harmed species across the planet. Could social recordings help bring them back to their habitats?

A new online resource combines economic and environmental data to help prevent deadly conflict. It could be a vital tool in the age of climate change.

Scientists are hoping to head off an extinction crisis in Appalachia, a hotspot of amphibian biodiversity.