Conservation

Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.

A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

There are specific things we can do to make sure good intentions don’t just transfer environmental harms from one place to another.

Asking why elephants travel to specific areas can help us to better understand and reduce human-elephant conflict.

President Trump promised massive deregulation — and although he’s lost some cases in court, his successes still threaten people’s health and the climate.

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.