Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research ...

These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, ...

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.

As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into ...

Why Tree-Planting Schemes Aren’t a Silver Bullet Numerous global reforestation efforts are underway, but research suggests getting long-term benefits is harder than it looks, and some projects can do ...

Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.

Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.

How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet? As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.

As for turkeys, the United States has a national holiday to blame for the more than 200 million turkey deaths each year. And even ducks, for whom we happily make way in Boston, died to the tune of 28 ...

Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.

You might not think to look for fish in a forest, but look fast: These amazing fish depend on a disappearing swamp forest on an island in Indonesia.