
Coral Crisis: Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Is "The Worst We've Ever Seen"
Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef
Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef
The number of wild tigers has risen to nearly 3,900, thanks to enhanced protections and conservation commitments
Government may push to end global ban amid arguments that regulated trade could help save rhinos
No matter how prepared I think I am, nature will find a way to knock me down a peg
Understanding the regional vocal patterns of various canid species sheds light on animal communication and could help ranchers broadcast "keep away" messages to protect livestock...
The sale and trafficking of so-called “generic” tigers and tiger cubs will now be regulated just like other endangered species
New studies about a deadly bacterium threatening the trees suggest that historic groves can be saved
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome leapt over the Rockies and turned up in Washington State
“Lethal blindness” threatens the red-billed chough in Scotland
In 2014 the U.S. flared about $600 million worth of natural gas. Capturing that gas could produce enough electricity to power 3.5 million households
The move could help protect this millions-of-years-old species
To restore the region's salt marshes, scientists and engineers need to get their hands on huge quantities of the messy stuff
A new study finds that every single primate species will be adversely affected by rising temperatures and changing rainfall levels
Nobody has seen the Morro Bay kangaroo rat since 1986, but biologists say we shouldn’t give up hope that it still exists
A new United Nations plan could help conserve more ocean habitat
Some white storks have stopped migrating from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa in the winter, because of the availability of food in landfills.
The new USDA catfish inspection program costs millions, solves no problem, and could hamper efforts to maintain the biodiversity of the Chesapeake Bay.
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology researcher Eduardo Inigo-Elias, a veteran of efforts to work with Cuban researchers, talks about what improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba could mean for science and conservation...
The accident was just one factor that makes it a hard sell to fight climate change
The big cats can still have a home in Africa, so long as the international community is willing to finance it
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