Science

In his new book, ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan chronicles the efforts of “plant midwives,” women who are working to restore edible plants and healing herbs.

Scientists looking to communicate the truth about climate should explore the power of narrative and images.

How will climate change affect rainfall and snow in your community? We mapped what the world will look like under current climate-change projections.

Wildfire expert and Arizona State University professor Stephen Pyne answers five burning questions.

Climate change may threaten the trees grown in inland cities. Adapting to that threat may help us protect city residents and mitigate future warming.

A new study finds that large, charismatic species get the majority of research into felid and canid species, possibly at the expense of others.

Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.

A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.

Using birds to help get rid of pests is proving to be more effective than poisons — and less expensive.

Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.