
Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers ‘Ecological Disaster’
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says

Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers ‘Ecological Disaster’
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says

The First Two Botanists Who Surveyed, and Survived, the Colorado River
In an interview with Scientific American, author Melissa Sevigny discusses her book Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon


Thousands of New Creatures Discovered in Deep-Sea Mining Zone
A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials

One Planet, Two Crises: Tackling Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Fight for Our Future
World Biodiversity Day reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin

Folk Art Can Be a Powerful Tool for Explaining Biodiversity
To demonstrate our university’s biodiversity, we created maps using Indian folk art, and they have been a resounding success

Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better
A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment

Bizarre Blue ‘Jellyfish’ Washing Up on California Beaches Are a Sign of Spring
’Tis the season for hordes of blue jellyfishlike creatures to wash up on California beaches

Environmental Policies Must Manage Climate Change and Biodiversity as One
Biodiversity loss and climate change are two sides of the same coin. Why can’t we treat them that way?

Hunters and Anglers Are Critical to Climate Change Action
Tens of millions of people who hunt and fish are witnesses to climate change, and they are a critical constituency in efforts to reduce global warming

‘Plasticosis’ in Seabirds Could Herald New Era of Animal Disease
Ocean animals are growing sicker from ingesting too much plastic

The Strange Way a 12-Foot-Long Invasive Python Was Caught
In Key Largo, Fla., scientists are looking to protect endangered native rodents and slow the invasion of massive Burmese pythons

We Must Stop Treating Grasslands as Wastelands
The grasslands of India and elsewhere do not need to have economic value to be worth studying and preserving