Science

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.

Warming temperatures are transforming northern peatlands — with potentially dire consequences for biodiversity and the climate.

Thor Hanson’s new book explains the biology behind climate change and why some species may be better able to survive a quickly changing planet.

Wetlands can help remove nutrient pollution causing low-oxygen “dead zones.” But how much benefit we reap depends a lot on placement, a new study finds. 

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

The month’s best and worst environmental news also includes advice on reversing the “insect apocalypse” and more.

Marbled murrelets could benefit from a unique research project that’s uncovering information to help better protect this endangered species.