Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can save them
Insects aren’t just pests. They’re crucial for the planet and our food supply, and scientists say we can all pitch in to help.
Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting
The Trump administration on Wednesday removed more than 3 million acres of Pacific Northwest land from the protected habitat of the northern spotted owl, 15...
Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists
The insects face multiple, overlapping threats including the destruction of wild habitats for farming, urbanisation, pesticides and light pollution. Population collapses have been recorded in places...
Nearly 600 manatees died in Florida waters in 2020
Newly written draft language for proposed boater safety legislation may help protect threatened manatees from being killed by boat strikes. Last year, 593 manatees were...
Mysterious Dolphin Deaths Linked To Climate Change In New Study
In 2007, scientists studying dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes of South Eastern Australia noticed something alarming. Dead dolphins were washing up on shore, covered in...
5 Environmental Stories That Could Dominate In 2021
As the climate crisis worsens, the coronavirus pandemic rages, and Joe Biden prepares to take office, a look at big environmental stories that could define...
Arctic Animals’ Movement Patterns are Shifting in Different Ways as the Climate Changes
For animals in the Arctic, life is a balancing act. Seasonal cues, such as warmer spring temperatures or cooler temperatures in the fall, tell animals...
At Sea and in Court, the Fight to Save Right Whales Intensifies
Artie Raslich has been volunteering for seven years with the conservation group Gotham Whale, working on the American Princess, a whale-watching boat based in Sheepshead...