Bolivia’s deforestation crisis: Mennonite soy farming is fueling forest loss
Over the last few decades, wildfires, farmers, and cattle ranchers have razed millions of acres of tropical forests…
Costa Rica reversed deforestation and regrew its rainforest. How?
For several decades now, the story of the world’s rainforests has been the same tragic one: These iconic,…
Polar bears and climate change: New research in Norway has scientists baffled
Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals…
Great Barrier Reef and climate change: See the largest effort to save Australia’s gem
CAIRNS, Australia — “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over…
Green sea turtles, made famous by Finding Nemo, make a stunning recovery
Scientists who study wildlife are often the bearers of bad news — this species or that is headed…
Madagascar’s political and environmental crisis: Could restoring coral reefs help?
BAY OF RANOBE, Madagascar — The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50…
Jane Goodall dies: Chimpanzee expert and environmental advocate’s final message
Jane Goodall, one of the most influential environmental figures in human history, has died at 91 while doing…
Video: Wild animals flock to watering holes in the jungles of Guatemala
During a nasty summer heat wave — see: much of the US right now — water is a…
Should grizzly bears be delisted from the Endangered Species List?
In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not…
Hawaii’s birds face extinction. Could mosquitoes dropped from drones help?
It sounds like something out of a nightmare: a giant drone flying through the sky and dropping containers…