Conservation

While in lockdown, artist Mesa Schumacher took her fans around the world by drawing a new species every day.

New research reveals that one third of sharks and their relatives are at risk. But the scientists say several clear policy choices can help.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave me a chance to put down my paper field guides and test my preconceptions about some popular digital tools.

A troubling new report finds that one third of sharks and their relatives are threatened with extinction. How did the international research team perform this analysis during the pandemic?

Keeping Antarctica pristine is becoming more challenging with growing threats from human activity and climate change.

More than 25 years of experience illustrate how to live successfully in a landscape with jaguars, just as they’re starting to return to the United States.

On the Farallon Islands, invasive mice and hungry owls are a deadly combination that threatens the endangered ashy storm petrel.

A window to the natural world reveals human–predator conflict and makes biodiversity loss, ecosystem destruction and species extinction irrefutable and real.

The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.

Handlers hope a mutt named Filson can sniff out a pollinator no one has seen in 15 years.