Marine Mammals

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.

A new surveillance system tracks trends in wildlife illness and death and could help keep people healthy.

Plus what Maine did right (and wrong), billionaires in space, and rebranding invasive species.

We’ve made a lot of strides in whale conservation, but climate change, plastic pollution and other dangers have emerged.

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

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

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.

Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.

A presidential administration ready to tackle climate change may help — but it’s the years of planning that could really pay off.