Plants

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?

The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.

We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it.

It’s not just the coastlines that are recording climate change. Even the mountains of North Carolina are feeling the heat — including some endangered plants.

Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.

California’s stressed blue oak woodlands abound with beauty and teem with uncertainty.

The cliff-growing Brighamia insignis was pronounced extinct in the wild in 2020, but it persists thanks to the hard work of botanical gardens and other collections.

This year scientists identified birds, lizards, orchids and other species that have been lost. How many more will follow?

The COVID-19 pandemic gave me a chance to put down my paper field guides and test my preconceptions about some popular digital tools.

Warming temperatures, stronger storms and rising seas present a cascade of challenges that researchers are racing to understand.