Conservation

Saving endangered species sometimes means knowing where they used to live — before scientists started studying them. For that, we need historical ecologists.

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

Many nations have created or promised to create marine protected areas, but they don't all carry the same level of protections.

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

Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action, an expert says.

New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.

An important new survey — the first nationwide test of new technology — also reveals critical conservation priorities.

The nonprofit Adventure Scientists unites skilled outdoors people with scientists to help drive critical conservation work.

The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.

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