When we write about insects, we’re not just reporting on science. We’re inviting people to slow down, to observe and to ...

Ever wonder what the difference is between fungi and mushrooms? Think of fungi as the larger main organisms, and mushrooms as ...

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put ...

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to ...

Grace Dougan is a graduate from the University of Illinois, where she studied political science with an academic focus and interest in environmental science. These interests compounded with her ...

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats ...

On the contrary, China’s donkey population has continued to shrink. In the meantime Africa remains the main supplier. But the arithmetic of supply and demand does not work in its favor. In South ...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still ...

Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may ...