As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and ...

As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and ...

EU legislators are considering a form of regulation that could protect many species from unsafe exploitation — if it’s done ...

This popular regulation protects 58.5 million acres of national forests and 1,600 at-risk species. The Trump administration ...

Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.

New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.

Plant repositories provide crucial links between plants, botanists, and the rest of us. But their already-shrinking budgets ...

In Zimbabwe, traditional conservation methods offer new hope for this heavily trafficked, reclusive, and shy animal.

From chimpanzees and wolves to snakes and starlings, these new books capture hidden truths about fascinating species — and ...

Activists fought the project on multiple fronts, and won several victories along the way, including convincing the National Park Service to nominate Okefenokee for listing as a UNESCO World Heritage ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire. Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented ...

A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons. A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington ...