Down to Earth
The biodiversity crisis, explained
The reality behind Trump’s push to log more public forests is weirdly complicated.
The reality behind Trump’s push to log more public forests is weirdly complicated.
Just 51 of these whales are left on Earth. Trump officials may have just doomed them.
What you can expect from our coverage of the natural world.
How scientists (and the rest of us) are finding 16,000 new species a month.
The latest in Down to Earth
Introduced species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them.
A first look at new research from the forests of central Mexico.
And what it reveals about wildlife encounters in the years to come.
New research reveals which food crops are razing the rainforest. One comes out way ahead — and it’s an American favorite.
How did Costa Rica beat back deforestation and buck the global trend?
See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia’s injured and orphaned flying foxes.
Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research.
Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.
Researchers say some populations are activating “jumping genes” to survive rising temperatures. It’s both hopeful and alarming.
Loza hoan’ ireo ala sisa tavela eto Madagasikara ny doro-tanety.
Mba hiarovana ireo biby mampiavaka an’i Madagasikara, mila mandinika mihaotra ny fiarovana ny biby ireo fikambanana mpiaro ny biby.
Meet the unpaid animal laborers who help safeguard our food.
A controversial reintroduction program is off to a messy start.
The only way to save them is to put people first.
Wildfires threaten Madagascar’s last remaining forests.
To protect Madagascar’s iconic animals, wildlife groups need to think beyond wildlife.
Decades of protection helped these sea creatures recover. So why are some scientists worried?
The amphibian “IVF clinic” fighting to save the first amphibian ever afforded federal protections.
Two incredibly valuable animals are now “functionally extinct” in Florida. That should alarm all of us.
Ny fiarovana ny tontolo iainana dia matetika nampifandona ny natiora sy ny olona mahantra. Mitady làlana vaovao i Madagasikara.
Madagascar is reeling from political unrest. But there’s another problem that no one’s talking about.
Her last interviews are essential listening for everyone.
If we can help these creatures flourish in NYC, we can help them anywhere.
Scientists are looking for the “dark matter” of the animal kingdom — and it’s revealing how little we know about life on Earth.
Surprise! It probably has nothing to do with saving animals.
Herds in North America will likely be hit the hardest.
Invasive bullfrogs are spreading in the West. Here’s why scientists are so alarmed.
Inside the years-long quest to catch a sea star killer.
The communities of sea creatures push the boundaries of what we know about life.
These (literal) thirst traps are helping wild animals beat the heat.
It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.
Debris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, scientists claim.
What budget cuts mean for wildlife, climate monitoring — and surviving peak tourism.
They were already on the edge of extinction. Then Helene hit.
The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. This unlikely move could help save it.
Videos reveal the hidden lives of animals in the borderlands and how the wall affects them.
The wild reason why bird advocates are releasing these reviled insects from the sky.
Here’s how to help them instead.
You may not know about it either, but the program helps keep people — and animals — in good health.
What most of us get wrong about animal instincts.