On July 18 a petroleum tanker truck ran off U.S. Highway 101 on the northern Olympic Peninsula, overturning and spilling 3,000 gallons of diesel into a tributary of the Elwha. While the Lower Elwha ...

A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in ...

As the climate crisis escalates, a huge amount of attention and money is being focused on climate solutions. These can be divided into two categories: solutions that pursue “mitigation,” which lowers ...

Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate change — if we let them.

Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate ...

From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.

Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its ...

The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before.

Marine biologist Monica Biondo has spent more than a decade studying the multibillion-dollar market for these colorful fish, which pulls thousands of species from the ocean each year.

In one of his first acts in the White House, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate agreement. It signaled an important step in the country ...

How the Media Stokes Needless Fears About Sharks Sharks rarely bite people, so why are so many people afraid of them? It has a lot to do with the media, says shark scientist David Shiffman in a new ...