Adapt, Move or Die? Plants and Animals Face New Pressures in a Warming World
New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.
New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.
Plants
The Monumental Effort to Replant the Klamath River Dam Reservoirs
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
Species Spotlight: Wollemi Pine, a ‘Living Fossil’ We’re Saving From Extinction
One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.
One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.
Book of the Dead: The Species Declared Extinct in 2022
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.
Another Dam(n) Extinction
A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat. Could others soon follow?
Helping Wildlife Survive Climate Change
The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.
The new book Nowhere Left to Go shows how climate change threatens myriad species. But there are ways we can help.
‘Soil Isn’t Forever’: Why Biodiversity Also Needs Protection Below the Ground
We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it.
We know more than ever about the abundance of life in the soil. Now we have to step up to save it.
The South’s Hidden Climate Threat
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.
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.
Now Read This: Stop Doomscrolling and Save the Planet
Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
Vanishing: In Love With the Blue Oaks
California’s stressed blue oak woodlands abound with beauty and teem with uncertainty.
California’s stressed blue oak woodlands abound with beauty and teem with uncertainty.