Stories by Erica Cirino

To combat the ill effects of “fast fashion,” designers look for more sustainable methods 

Gaps in federal wildlife laws mean easy access to exotic—sometimes endangered—reptiles, and offer scant protection against abuse

More plastic in the oceans, found at greater depths than thought, would mean a bigger threat to environmental—and possibly human—health

As bow technology becomes less expensive and more widely tested in international competitions, the event’s popularity grows

Judges say wildlife officials have been slack on science in assessing the need for exterminating wolves, wolverines and cormorants

The U.S. Geological Survey seeks genetic clues after the white-nose syndrome fungus kills millions of east coast bats, then turns up near Seattle