In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, local communities are leading the charge against environmental crime — and they’re succeeding. Our new peer-reviewed study published in Conservation Biology has ...

As global temperatures rise under climate change, the bees responsible for pollinating many crops are under increasing stress and scientists are trying to understand how they are affected. It’s an ...

From the volcanic fjords of Tufi in Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef ...

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister’s office to ...

Reforestation has long been viewed as one of the more hopeful climate interventions: a process that can, in theory, restore ...

Bhathiya is a tusker whose towering presence once symbolized the majestic beauty of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants (Elephas ...

Conservationist Ying Pemika Choovanichchanon holds a small basket in her hands, careful not to disturb the leathery brown ...

The eastern Baltic cod has shrunk dramatically in size in recent decades due to rapid evolution — changes at the genetic ...

As Africa’s environment ministers meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the ...

In Bangladesh, disposable tableware, including plates made of areca palm leaves, is gaining popularity as a good alternative ...

Heavy rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela caused deadly landslides and widespread flooding in June. A new analysis now points ...

Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ...