Science

¿Como afectará el cambio climático las lluvias y la caída de nieve en su comunidad? Trazamos un mapa de cómo se verá el mundo bajo las proyecciones actuales del cambio climático.

Many ecologically important insects spend most of their lives in streams, but new research shines a light on how humans put them at risk.

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.

For manatees and other hard-to-spot species, the answer may lie in the minute particles of DNA they leave behind as they move through their environments.

Dr. Warren Washington, who helped pioneer climate modeling, has seen science advance, even as policies to meet our climate challenges have lagged.

New genetic tests may reveal the secret to saving the critically endangered Siamese crocodile from extinction.

The Sonoran Desert’s iconic species faces an uncertain future because of climate change and drought.

Many messages about saving energy use multiple arguments to make their case. But our research suggests that may actually be the wrong approach.

Elected officials and nonprofits groups are wondering why federal workers are being called back from furlough for nonemergency work that aids industry and hunters.

Scientists have found that many inland waterways are getting saltier, and that’s helping to mobilize heavy metals and other chemicals from the soil, creating potentially dangerous combinations.