Science

Hope is often touted as an important ingredient in conservation success. Our research found that it’s vital — but only if it’s combined with another key element.

New research suggests that sometimes trying to completely eliminate a problematic non-native species may cause more harm than good. 

Historical pressures combined with new threats from climate change have pushed more than a dozen species close to extinction.

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

Pursuing unorthodox queries about smaller, “uncharismatic” species often comes with difficult hurdles, as one researcher found out.

New research shows that oceanic shark and ray abundance has declined by nearly three-quarters since 1970, and industrialized fishing is to blame.

Wild plants related to our main agricultural crops are important to future food security. But more than half are endangered, a new study finds.

Collecting runoff from rain and other precipitation to aid water supply has great potential, but its many benefits are often overlooked.

The Biden administration has an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help save the coastal ecosystems that protect us.

A new study compares snowpack across the world and offers a tool to help scientists pinpoint where this critical resource is waning — and what that means for ecosystems and economies.