Latest Conservation Stories
The Amazon has shrunk by 24,000 square miles over the last decade
A modest proposal for hunting sea otters
Get to know the very charismatic penis fish invading a California beach
Scientists have found an unlikely ally in the fight to save coral reefs
The sun can help break down ocean plastic, but there’s a catch
What looks like a deer, is the size of a rabbit, and was just photographed for the first time in decades?
Finally, some good news about humpback whales
The Forest Service wants to open 9.2 million acres to potential logging. Here’s your chance to say something about it.
All hail Holly, the queen of Fat Bear Week
South America’s second-largest forest is burning, just like the Amazon
The longest Great Barrier Reef study chronicles a century of devastation
Century-old ship logs show how much ice the Arctic has lost
Magnificent ocean ghost stuns scientists
Giving legal rights to nature could reduce public health threats like toxic algae
James Cameron doesn’t think his deep-sea diving record was broken. So we investigated.
A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s deepest spots
Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them
The Amazon rainforest is burning, and humans are to blame
Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life
What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests
This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic
We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this
The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp
Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment
Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals
Why these towns are trying to save an ‘agricultural pest’
Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub
On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific
How restoration specialists protect vintage photographs from the ravages of time
The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans
‘Mermaid tears’ are killing our oceans
The biggest public lands bill in a decade has something for everyone
20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why
Some national parks won’t recover from the government shutdown for decades
This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.
An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)
Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us
We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii
You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy
The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface
Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
18 water-themed books to dive into this month
The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet
Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply
It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs