Planting milkweed can help monarch butterflies, but new research shows that there’s still a lot we can learn about how to do that effectively.

Dozens of frogs, fish, orchids and other species — many unseen for decades — may no longer exist due to humanity’s destructive effects on the planet.

Protections for endangered species, disaster assistance and conservation were all targets of the most recent round of attacks on the environment.

Pandemics and other disasters showed us what we have to lose — and how hard people are working to save the planet.

Three key measures will go a long way toward ensuring that gray wolves survive and thrive in the lower 48 states.

Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?

Alabama’s Mobile River basin has the most aquatic biodiversity in the country. But we’re in danger of losing it before we even know what’s there.

Underwater meadows have rapidly disappeared around the world, but new research suggests they may be the easiest coastal habitat to restore.

The incoming administration has an important opportunity to protect biodiversity and human health.

The famed scientist has played a critical role in restoring Galápagos tortoises and other species. Now retired, she offers four key takeaways for the next generation of biologists.