Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate ...

Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate ...

A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in ...

This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.

A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its cultural legacy, and its amazing ...

From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.

In the ruins of abandoned strip mines, a broad movement aims to create the nation’s first “Climate Preserve.” Pope County, Illinois — Dressed in his trademark blue denim overalls, former coal miner ...

These marine reptiles lead complicated lives, making protecting them a real challenge. But new science has revealed important ...

Tim Lydon writes from Alaska on public-lands and conservation issues. He has worked on public lands for much of the past three decades, both as a guide and for land-management agencies, and is a ...

Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — If you’ve ever walked down a city street on a sweltering summer day, you know what a welcome relief it is when you reach a tree’s canopy. Both physically and mentally, that shade is a ...