Science

Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.

A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.

Using birds to help get rid of pests is proving to be more effective than poisons — and less expensive.

Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.

“In the event of my imminent extinction, I hereby authorize the following as a testament of my wishes...”

Bears Ears National Monument’s imperiled fossil heritage holds clues to understanding some of our most urgent questions about climate change.

David Dunn says we can learn a lot about nature by listening to it — and in some cases, even use sound to heal the natural world.

The key to saving elephants and other species may lie in the DNA contained in their droppings, says conservation biologist Samuel Wasser.

Recent lawsuits filed to save the monument’s unique fossil heritage may also protect modern wildlife.

A new study finds that the big cats and other endangered animals do best in places where there’s no phone coverage.