More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.

The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.

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Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

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To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.

Two studies of California bird populations show how shifting environments can rewrite animals’ genomes — for better or worse.

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