Zoos are miserable places. But if held accountable, they could be a force for good.

From flu-ridden sea lions to elephant die-offs, mass mortality events are becoming more common. We understand very little about their repercussions.

From Rio de Janeiro to Kanazawa, cities all over the globe are being recognized as biodiversity hot spots—and reimagining conservation in the twenty-first century.

While the administration has celebrated some major victories on climate change, two big opportunities for conservation have now fallen by the wayside.

A biotech firm wants to resurrect the Pleistocene mammal in Alaska—and it’s not clear the U.S. government can stop them.

The demonstration may have been cringey, but we do need to eat less meat.

Botanists have been searching for years for a living specimen of a mysterious, rare oak tree called Quercus tardifolia. Now they’ve found it.

Climate justice is moral. But it’s also practical.

How one 90-year ecological mystery reveals the complexities of conservation—and the problems with the “endangered species” approach.

Tongass National Forest will soon be open to logging by road, threatening the delicate balance between species in the country’s greatest carbon sink.

In Florida, scientists want to kill it. In Southeast Asia, they want to save it. And they’re working together.

Narrowly focusing on greenhouse gas emissions isn’t enough.

Conservationists are waging an expensive fight of diminishing returns to save reefs and those who depend on them.

Shrimp farming releases huge quantities of greenhouse gases, in addition to supporting abusive labor practices.

The coronavirus isn’t a reason to put climate policy on hold. It’s a warning of the calamities ahead.

For these women, environmentalism and women's rights are closely linked: Past drilling projects have resulted in increased assaults, cancer, and infertility.