Wild and Weird

The month’s best and worst environmental news also includes advice on reversing the “insect apocalypse” and more.

Plus what Maine did right (and wrong), billionaires in space, and rebranding invasive species.

The month’s best (and worst) environmental news, along with other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.

Despite their enormous ecological values, new research reveals we don’t understand how most arachnid species are faring right now — or do much to protect them.

The New England medicinal leech could be a poster child for invertebrate and parasite conservation, according to researchers. We just need to find it first.

The popular docuseries fails to address issues critical to tiger conservation, but we can all learn from what it leaves out.

An art project brings to light how quickly the species we’ve lost can fade from our consciousness.

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.

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch takes viewers on a hypnotic worldwide tour of the destruction we have wrought.

Big-nosed giant guitarfishes and wedgefishes are now the most endangered marine fish group. Will the international community step up to protect them from trade and exploitation?