Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people ...

By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.

A new book by criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw explains the motives of environmental criminals and the defenders who ...

This installment looks at whooping cranes, an endangered species with a population that migrates between Canada and Texas.

Our resident psychologist answers environmentalists’ questions about staying mentally resilient when eco-challenges get you ...

The new year is kicking off with some fantastic reads. Here are some great new environmental books to while away the rest of winter — and set yourself up for spring. We’ve ada ...

A meditation on observation, revision, and the quiet thrill of being wrong — and what all of that means for conservation.

30×30 — the global commitment to conserve at least 30% of the planet by 2030 through protected areas and other effective conservation measures — is arguably the most successful conservation slogan in ...

The future of salmon in this vast region is far from assured, however. In fact staff and funding cuts at the National Park Service have jeopardized habitat restoration work in the Elwha and other park ...

Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) This once-wide-ranging bird led our annual extinction list in 2024 after a scientific paper declared it lost due to overhunting and habitat loss. This ...

The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050. Many items produced are single-use, and less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled.