Biodiversity

Researcher Emily Francis explains how the coast redwoods and sequoias fared during California’s drought and what that means for future climate resilience.

The gigantic Ozark hellbender salamander is in trouble in the wild, but one zoo — and a hard-working team — is helping to boost its populations.

Healthy parasites are one sign of a healthy ecosystem, but there’s a lot more to them than that.

Alex Dehgan’s new book The Snow Leopard Project details successful strategies for conserving endangered wildlife — and helping people in the process.

The deeply unpopular plan would benefit a few rich oil companies while threatening people, wildlife and the climate.

Louisiana-based scientist Brandon Ballengée turns his research on imperiled ecosystems and species into transdisciplinary works of art.

Carcharhinus obsolerus (that’s Latin for “extinct”) swam in the waters of the western Pacific, but it hasn’t been seen in 80-plus years.

The Sonoran Desert’s iconic species faces an uncertain future because of climate change and drought.

The Pantanal in South America is critical for fighting climate change and protecting endangered species. The race is on to protect it.

Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.