Biodiversity

Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.

New research shows that oceanic shark and ray abundance has declined by nearly three-quarters since 1970, and industrialized fishing is to blame.

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

A groundbreaking program at the University of British Columbia draws from Indigenous knowledge and western science to develop the best tools for helping fisheries and communities.

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.

Protections for endangered species, disaster assistance and conservation were all targets of the most recent round of attacks on the environment.

Pandemics and other disasters showed us what we have to lose — and how hard people are working to save the planet.

In its final days, the administration is rushing to cement its destructive legacy with attacks on clean air, wildlife and public lands that could be difficult to undo.

Three key measures will go a long way toward ensuring that gray wolves survive and thrive in the lower 48 states.

Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?