
A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
New research links bat habitat destruction with the spillover of their viruses to humans

A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
New research links bat habitat destruction with the spillover of their viruses to humans

Global Summit Tries to Slow Biodiversity Crisis as Species Wink Out around the World
Negotiators have gathered in Montreal for a United Nations summit aimed at hammering out a Paris-style agreement to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030


Observatory on Mount Everest Must Be Saved, Scientists Say
A research facility halfway up Mount Everest is crucial for research on climate change and biodiversity. And it’s falling apart

SCOTUS Hears a Case with Broad Implications for the Clean Water Act
As the new term begins, the Supreme Court debates what wetlands should be protected under one of the EPA’s most successful and controversial efforts

Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem
The fossil-filled volcanic crater Foulden Maar was almost destroyed. A new book documents its ancient-ecosystem wonders

AI Can Help Indigenous People Protect Biodiversity
Loss of wild species has reached a crisis level. Artificial intelligence can help but only if Indigenous partners have secure land rights

Here’s How Some Species Will Survive Climate Change
Hybridization isn’t as rare as you think, and it’s a tactic some animals can use to weather global warming

Designer Crops of the Future Must Be Better Tailored for Women in Agriculture
Nutrition levels and taste should be considered along with traits such as higher yields

How Climate Change Is Leaving Some Species with ‘Nowhere Left to Go’
From the depths of the ocean to the peaks of mountains, species are moving out of their historical homes in search of cooler conditions

How Culturally Significant Mammals Tell the Story of Social Ascension for Black Americans
Juneteenth offers an opportunity to reflect on the wildlife linked to a people’s transformation

Sex Life of One of Earth’s Earliest Animals Exposed
The first known male appendage from trilobites has been found in a 508-million-year-old fossil

How Countries ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ Extinction Risk around the World
A recent study puts a number to how much our consumption imperils threatened species