Conservation

Countries are debating proposed marine reserves that could help protect this key source of food for other species

A high mountain in China turns into a safe haven for the declining insects

Planners returned water to the dry bed of Arizona’s Santa Cruz River in 2019, and various species began showing up on the same day.

From mammals to mollusks, animals living among humans lose their antipredator behaviors.

Blue whales off California’s coast sing at night—until it’s time to start migrating, and they switch to daytime song.

Seismic surveys looking for oil and gas deposits are interfering with cetacean communication, likely stressing the marine mammals

The so-called 30 by 30 plan would protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters from development by 2030

The disappearance of their predators in a disturbed ecosystem has turned Atlantic forest sloths from night creatures to day adventurers.

A new method to measure corals’ heat tolerance on-site could speed up conservation efforts

More than one third of all reptile species, including highly endangered ones, are sold internationally, primarily as pets

The massive Asian version is running out of habitat, raiding farms, and killing the occasional human

A new way of measuring the temperature of the seas could fill in gaps left by limited direct monitoring