Science

A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.

From wetlands restoration to conservation dogs and the decline of fossil fuels, these tales set the stage for the year ahead.

Conservationists, activists, scientists and other experts offered their insight into the year’s most pressing issues.

With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.

New research reveals that one third of sharks and their relatives are at risk. But the scientists say several clear policy choices can help.

A new study hopes to inspire water managers — and the rest of us — to begin planning for how climate change will dramatically reduce snowpack.

A troubling new report finds that one third of sharks and their relatives are threatened with extinction. How did the international research team perform this analysis during the pandemic?

More than 25 years of experience illustrate how to live successfully in a landscape with jaguars, just as they’re starting to return to the United States.

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

Handlers hope a mutt named Filson can sniff out a pollinator no one has seen in 15 years.