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Fakir Altaf Hussain, a fisher in Bangladesh, fishing in his pond.

Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows

Sean Mowbray 6 Mar 2024

Biological field stations deliver high return on investment for conservation, study finds

Liz Kimbrough 6 Mar 2024

Ten years since anti-deforestation pledge, corporate world still not doing enough

Maxwell Radwin 6 Mar 2024

Report: Rising slaughter of small whales and dolphins threatens ocean balance

Elizabeth Fitt 6 Mar 2024
Fisher working with net of trawling vessel.

Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies

Elizabeth Fitt 5 Mar 2024
Breadfruit trees produce large, potato-like fruits.

Breadfruit’s low carbon storage could be offset by fast growth, study finds

Claudia Geib 5 Mar 2024
A farmer spraying pesticides in a rice field.

Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals

Alden Wicker 4 Mar 2024
Noman Masondo, a farmer in Chirundu District of Zambia, implements effective agroecological methods to cultivate his maize crop sustainably, Zambia.

Agroecological solutions better than pesticides in fighting fall armyworm, experts say

Ruth Kamnitzer 29 Feb 2024

Should all marine reserves ban fishing? Not necessarily, new study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Feb 2024
Johan Rockström.

Planetary boundary pioneer Johan Rockström awarded 2024 Tyler Prize

Glenn Scherer 29 Feb 2024

Seabird poop is recipe for coral recovery amid climate-driven bleaching

Anna Dulisse 28 Feb 2024
De Winton's Golden Mole, a blind mole that lives beneath the sand and has sensitive hearing that can detect vibrations from movement above the surface. (Photo by JP Le Roux)

We’re losing species faster than we can find them, study shows

Liz Kimbrough 27 Feb 2024
The LNG carrier Shahamah in Uraga Channel, Japan.

U.S. natural gas expansion would surrender world to fatal warming, experts say

Shanna Hanbury 27 Feb 2024
A whale shark with remoras.

Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Feb 2024
A woman in Indonesia harvesting purun grass.

What principles should define natural climate solutions? A new study has some answers

Spoorthy Raman 20 Feb 2024
An underwater view of the reef at Layang Layang Atoll in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. Photo courtesy of Greg Asner / Divephoto.org.

‘High Seas Treaty’ name is inaccurate and should center biodiversity (commentary)

Elizabeth Mendenhall and Fuad Bateh 19 Feb 2024

Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis

Abdulkareem Mojeed, Priscilla Misiekaba-Kia, Vitor Alexandre Araujo Prado dos Anjos 19 Feb 2024

Landmark report on migratory species underlines threats to Asia’s wildlife

Anton L. Delgado 12 Feb 2024
A nomadic community preparing a meal in Ladakh, India.

‘Healthy humans without a healthy planet is a logical fallacy’: Interview with Dr. Sakib Burza

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 6 Feb 2024
A woman is laying leather out to dry in Bangladesh.

Fashioning a circular future for traditional and alternative leather

Sean Mowbray 6 Feb 2024
A camera trap image of a mountain lion feeding on a mule.

‘We’re doing so much with so little’: Interview with WildLabs’ Talia Speaker

Abhishyant Kidangoor 6 Feb 2024

Like a moth to a flame: Science finally explains why insects flock to artificial lights

Liz Kimbrough 5 Feb 2024
Tuna and bycatch on a purse seiner in East Pacific Ocean.

Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing

Edward Carver 31 Jan 2024
Flowering tree in the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Tropical forests share similar mix of common and rare tree species, study shows

Liz Kimbrough 31 Jan 2024
A lemon shark in the mangroves in the Bahamas.

Ocean heating breaks record, again, with disastrous outcomes for the planet

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Jan 2024
Oil palm estate and rainforest in Malaysian Borneo.

New tool aims to help palm oil firms comply with deforestation regulations

Abhishyant Kidangoor 26 Jan 2024
Farmers in Bihar, India, growing crops amidst solar panels.

We need a better understanding of how crops fare under solar panels, study shows

Ruth Kamnitzer 23 Jan 2024
Vintage telephones by Pavan Trikutam via Unsplash.

The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)

Tania Paschen 22 Jan 2024

How much carbon does ocean trawling put into the atmosphere?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jan 2024
People holding wood pellets.

Study: Burning wood pellets for energy endangers local communities’ health

Justin Catanoso 18 Jan 2024

Markets and forests: 7 takeaways from our series on the forest carbon trade

John Cannon 17 Jan 2024
An oceanic whitetip shark.

Global shark deaths increasing despite finning bans, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Jan 2024

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