From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may ...

When we write about insects, we’re not just reporting on science. We’re inviting people to slow down, to observe and to ...

As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

Ever wonder what the difference is between fungi and mushrooms? Think of fungi as the larger main organisms, and mushrooms as ...

Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a ...

Mona Shomali is an Iranian American author, artist, and environmental professional. Her career began as a case researcher for ...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still ...

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.

Study: Commercial Lion Farming in South Africa Could Be Harming, Not Helping, Wild Lions As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and ...