Conservation

Citizen scientists can use simple tools to study the DNA of plants and animals in their communities and help contribute to our understanding of the world.

Scientist Ellen Wohl explains why the administration’s decision to rewrite a key component of the Clean Water Act is scientifically unsound and dangerous.

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.

The new book The Water Paradox says poor management is preventing us from solving our water woes — and better pricing can help.

A look back at the circuitous, bloody history of attempts to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

Many ecologically important insects spend most of their lives in streams, but new research shines a light on how humans put them at risk.

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.

March brings new books by E.O. Wilson and Frans de Waal, as well as important reads about wolves and primates.

Experts have recommended how the United States can drastically curb the use of throwaway plastics with new federal legislation. 

For manatees and other hard-to-spot species, the answer may lie in the minute particles of DNA they leave behind as they move through their environments.