Science

Connecting with nearby nature can give people a much-needed boost — and help save wildlife, too.

Scientists and policymakers have developed a time-sensitive plan to help save ailing freshwater ecosystems and imperiled species. 

The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts.

New research shows that recreational fishing can sometimes be a huge problem — especially for threatened species of marine fish.

It’s called “biophobia,” a disconnection from nature that’s reducing our collective will to preserve species and habitats. But new research points toward some wild solutions.

A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.

Noise pollution has harmed species across the planet. Could social recordings help bring them back to their habitats?

Scientists are hoping to head off an extinction crisis in Appalachia, a hotspot of amphibian biodiversity.

The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others — like the Endangered Species Act.

Residents will vote on a ballot measure to reintroduce endangered gray wolves. There’s a strong ecological argument for why they’re needed, says biologist Joanna Lambert.