By focusing on reusable products, some organizations are helping to break our addiction to single-use plastic.

In her new book Ghosts Behind Glass, historian Dolly Jørgensen takes us through dozens of museum exhibits about extinction — and examines the stories they tell.

There’s a lot going on to distract us from progress. But if you look through the noise, you’ll find encouraging patterns.

Where are the safe havens keeping wildlife safe from climate change? New science offers guidance on how to identify, manage, and connect climate refugia.

Animals Are Climate Allies. So Why Are We Leaving Them Out of Climate Policy? Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate ...

The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before. 30×30 — the global commitment to conserve at least 30% of the planet by 2030 through protected areas ...

Drones, Algae and Fish Ears: What We’re Learning Before the World’s Largest Dam-removal Project — and What We Could Miss Scientists studying conditions on the Klamath River hope to help recovery ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — If you’ve ever walked down a city street on a sweltering summer day, you know what a welcome relief it is when you reach a tree’s canopy. Both physically and mentally, that shade is a ...

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

The most polluted place in the United States — perhaps the world — is one most people don’t even know. Hanford Nuclear Site sits in the flat lands of eastern Washington. The facility — one of three ...