Trump officials use ‘God Squad’ to yank endangered species protections for Rice’s whales
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive…
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,…
Photos: Baby flying foxes at Australia’s bat hospital in Queensland
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and…
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…
Kestrels, owls, and other raptors are helping farmers control pests
If you’re lucky enough to enjoy a warm slice of cherry pie this holiday, you should probably thank…
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…
Florida’s coral reef has lost two species that help limit hurricane damage
The idea of extinction — the permanent loss of life — is frightening. Yet the stakes of losing…
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…
Endangered Houston toad recovery: Inside the Fort Worth Zoo’s amphibian IVF program
Love — or at least sex — was in the air of the small, windowless, biosecure room at…