Birds

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.

Winged wonders get the spotlight in these new environmental books covering our relationship with nature.

Protecting women’s rights and the environment go hand-in-hand in these new books, which also celebrate female leaders and scientists.

Removing dams is one thing, but thousands of levees also restrict rivers in the United States — and they’re not working as intended.

Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.

How can we research animals in the darkness of night, when we can’t even see them properly?

A surge in offshore wind projects has helped make wind power a renewable force.

New research suggests understanding species’ social learning and adaptive strategies can make them partners in their salvation.

Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges.

Experts say previous outbreaks should have taught us how to avoid new ones, like the one that’s killing millions of birds right now.