Science

New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.

Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.

Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.

Heat, drought and water policy have created a slow-motion catastrophe at a refuge on the California-Oregon border.

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.

A recent string of massive landslides in Alaska and around the world bears the fingerprint of climate change.

Videos of people getting too close to, and touching, the rare apes motivates other people to want to do the same — and that could spread diseases like COVID-19 to a critically endangered species.

As scary as wildfires are for people living near them, burned forests create some of the most biodiverse ecosystems.

Being able to forecast marine heatwaves could help minimize ecological and economic damage. But first, scientists need to better understand what's driving these events.

“Routine flaring” from oil wells produces emissions that harm the climate and human health. Two states have proposed new rules to reduce it, just as the true scope of the problem emerges.