California salmon stocks are crashing. A fishing ban looks certain VIEW
Officials are expected to shut down all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off California for 2023. Much will be canceled off neighboring Oregon, too.
How widespread are these toxic chemicals? They’re everywhere
With many wild animal and plant species under a biodiversity crisis driven by habitat loss, climate change and other pressures, scientists say they are worried...
Those window stickers to prevent bird strikes? There’s a catch
Every year, hundreds of millions of birds die in the U.S. from flying into glass. Combined with other pressures, birds have seen staggering population losses.
Researchers reported a staggering decline in wildlife. Here’s how to understand it
It’s clear wildlife is suffering mightily on our planet, but scientists don’t know exactly how much. A comprehensive figure is exceedingly hard to determine.
It was war. Then, a rancher’s truce with some pesky beavers paid off VIEW
As global warming intensifies droughts, floods and wildfires, Smith has become one of a growing number of “beaver believers” who see the creatures as weapons...
Peecyclers, saving the planet one bathroom break at a time VIEW
Human urine is full of the same nutrients that plants need to flourish. It has a lot more, in fact, than Number Two, with almost...
Research highlights a choice about the fate of ocean life
New findings illustrate two drastically different outcomes for ocean life over the next three centuries depending on whether greenhouse gas emissions are sharply curbed or...
Alarming mercury levels found in old-growth Amazon forest
The mercury is released by miners searching for gold on nearby riverbanks. They use it to separate the precious metal from sediment and then burn...
Here’s the next animal that could become extinct VIEW
Early results from this year’s vaquita survey, completed in early November, show that the animals still exist, but on a knife’s edge. Marine mammal experts...