Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

New research has uncovered a forgotten species that went extinct under two centuries ago — probably due to colonialism.

Materials needed to make the batteries for electric cars and other clean technology is driving interest in deep-seabed mining, and scientists fear the cost to the ocean will be steep.

Pursuing unorthodox queries about smaller, “uncharismatic” species often comes with difficult hurdles, as one researcher found out.

A rampant trade in Asian birds for their beautiful songs is emptying forests of sound and life.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

Organizers in Ecuador know that conservation efforts thrive when the next generation is informed and involved.

Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.

New research shows that oceanic shark and ray abundance has declined by nearly three-quarters since 1970, and industrialized fishing is to blame.

Looking at the dramatic effects two people had in these countries decades ago reminds us that individuals and communities can make a difference for conservation.