Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.

As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into ...

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

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.

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

Grace Dougan is a graduate from the University of Illinois, where she studied political science with an academic focus and interest in environmental science. These interests compounded with her ...

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats ...

Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may ...

is the senior science writer at The Revelator. Dr. Crary is a psychologist specializing in trauma research and practice. Her focus is on how the environment and climate change affect the human mind, ...

On the contrary, China’s donkey population has continued to shrink. In the meantime Africa remains the main supplier. But the arithmetic of supply and demand does not work in its favor. In South ...

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.