Biodiversity

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

U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?

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

Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.

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.

Erin Brockovich, E.O. Wilson, Jane Fonda and others deliver important new books addressing the fights against climate change, the extinction crisis and toxic pollution.

Across the country voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies and renewable energy standards.

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