The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

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Hundreds if not thousands of birds sit in or near the water in a wetlands while a mountain looms behind them

Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of future drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife.

seal under water

A new study took a deep dive into critical aspects of ocean life to identify the areas of the high seas most worthy of conservation effort.

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A sheet of stamps depicting endangered species

One scientist’s passion for owl stamps shows: It’s not just about the collection. It’s about what you do with it.

A collage of photos: Brazil flooding, guinea pig, red and black frog, legless lizard

Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.

Two hands cup a pile of wood pellets

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.

a collage of three monkey species against green leaves and trees

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.

A red wolf with many colored fur stares up while standing on a leaf-covered ground

But at the same time, it doesn’t take much to do tremendous damage to endangered species.

A man installing solar panels with the word "rejected" stamped over the photo

New research shows how policies blocking cleaner energy sources, often inspired by persistent disinformation, harm the communities that adopt them.

Two side-by-side images of a white-feathered bird with a yellow beak. In the left image, the crest on his head stands tall. Rocky background.

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.

A videographer in a wetsuit and scuba gear swims next to a giant Australian cuttlefish

Meet the Fab Five: A combination of visual and virtual community engagement tools using charismatic species to help win hearts and minds toward saving the ocean.

Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.

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