Ecology

Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions

The pope’s encyclical Laudato Si warns of global warming's human causes and grave implications

The "odorous house ant" smells like blue cheese or rotten coconut because it produces chemical compounds similar to those found in its nose-sakes. Cynthia Graber reports

Only about 60 of these now critically-endangered wolves remain on Prince of Wales Island

Expansion of oil production from tar sands is incompatible with halting climate change

High-tech breeding to bolster cattle and crops against potential outbreaks is becoming increasingly urgent as diseases continue to march across Africa

Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal

ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series examines a 139-year-old water law that pushes ranchers to use as much water as they possibly can, even during a drought

Group of Seven leaders pledged to provide insurance against extreme weather and rising seas for up to 400 million people but remains silent on its plan to raise needed funds

Two new reports paint a bleak portrait of the species that live in Europe’s waters and sky

Global warming could overheat and suffocate some marine animals, according to a new study

Will there be more of this kind of heat wave that left at least 2,000 people dead?