Invertebrates

This striking insect just gained Endangered Species Act protection, but its habitat is still disappearing.

A shiny black insect returns from the dead and inspires intercontinental collaboration to make its way back home.

Researchers warn we risk losing a sustainable future if we don’t take action to conserve insects and address climate change. They also offer solutions.

We’ve got the latest on species rediscoveries, light pollution, right-wing posturing and more.

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

Thousands of people stood up for these at-risk species, proof that we must combine science with an ethic of restraint enforced by public outcry.

A new book about efforts to save endangered snails in Hawai‘i provides valuable insight into threats to global biodiversity.

A squid biologist takes to the streets — and Skype — to share scientific knowledge.

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.