5 Reasons to Rethink the Future of Dams
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
Conservation
Want to Save the World’s Coral Reefs? A MERMAID Can Help
New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
Tear Down the Walls: The Racist Roots of ‘Fortress Conservation’
American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation, and that has walled off Indigenous peoples from land they could most effectively steward.
American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation, and that has walled off Indigenous peoples from land they could most effectively steward.
From Abundant to Critically Endangered: Shark Species Nearly Vanishes in Just 40 Years
Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.
Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.
Cargo Vessels Are Killing More Whales — and a New Effort Aims to Save Them
Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.
Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.
A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
13 New Environmental Books to Motivate Action
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.
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.
Naturalist Obi Kaufmann on the Power of Forests: ‘Be Ready to Change the Story’
With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.
With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.
An Antidote to Despair: New Book Shares Stories of Ecological Restoration
In The Reindeer Chronicles, Judith D. Schwartz shows how badly damaged landscapes are being restored across the world — and why more of that work is deeply needed.
In The Reindeer Chronicles, Judith D. Schwartz shows how badly damaged landscapes are being restored across the world — and why more of that work is deeply needed.
YouTube Videos Inspire Unsafe Mountain Gorilla Tourism, Study Finds
Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.
Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.