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The Biden-Harris administration must act quickly to reverse and repair Trump’s environmental destruction. Here’s how to do it.

Wild plants related to our main agricultural crops are important to future food security. But more than half are endangered, a new study finds.

Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often overlooked.

New research points out the frequent inequity of species’ scientific names, a longstanding problem that creates barriers to conservation.

A new study compares snowpack across the world and offers a tool to help scientists pinpoint where this critical resource is waning — and what that means for ecosystems and economies.

Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.

Planting milkweed can help monarch butterflies, but new research shows that there’s still a lot we can learn about how to do that effectively.

Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.

A presidential administration ready to tackle climate change may help — but it’s the years of planning that could really pay off.

Dozens of frogs, fish, orchids and other species — many unseen for decades — may no longer exist due to humanity’s destructive effects on the planet.