Down to Earth
The biodiversity crisis, explained
Seasonal workers help keep our forests healthy. What happens when you fire them?
(And wait until you hear about Pesto the penguin.)
A stunning image shows birds trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Helene.
A Vox reader asks: Is there really an insect apocalypse happening? We explain what’s really going on.
As other animals flee the flames, these beetles get busy.
A frightening wildlife disease is killing millions of bats in the US. Humans are collateral damage.
To thwart a disease that’s decimating Caribbean coral reefs, scientists are turning to an unlikely drug.
The Gulf’s looming hurricane problem, explained in a simple graph.
An island in the south Caribbean has shown a unique resilience to climate change, but now it faces the ultimate test.
How one Karuk fire crew leader is decolonizing our relationship to fire.
Should we help wild animals get to better habitats to survive?
When vultures died off in India, people died too.
The solution is tall and green and leafy and grows all on its own.
The sunflower sea star is functionally extinct. It could be key to saving our kelp forests.
Hurricane Beryl and other superstorms would be much more dangerous without these iconic ocean animals.
For millions of years, these animals have carried life on their backs — literally.
Scientists are finally listening to the island’s iconic coquis — and they have a lot to say.
Nature is priceless — but quantifying its value could help save it.
Countless rare animals lurk under the logs in the Appalachian Mountains.
More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.
Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.
Scientists put sleep trackers on a bunch of wild pigs. The results reveal a troubling trend.
Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.
Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.
Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.
The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.
The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.
How a neighborhood project to count squirrels bound me to my wild kin.
In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.
Scientists have declared a mass global bleaching event. But some reefs are still hanging on — and even thriving.
In a grim new analysis of tropical forests, there are a few important glimmers of hope.
Two simple solutions would save the North Atlantic right whale. Why aren’t we using them?
The age-old Japanese tradition of hanami has become a harbinger of change.
Two key numbers from a new study reveal how wild animals help farmers manage pests.
Queen conchs in the Florida Keys are struggling to mate. Scientists are going to help them hook up.
The Atlantic Ocean is unusually warm right now. Here’s why scientists say that’s “deeply troubling.”
The unhelpful, distracting debate about whether oat milk is bad for you totally misses the point.
As the Arctic warms, these iconic bears are spending more time on land. New videos reveal why that’s a problem.
Gird your curds! Say a prayer for Camembert! A collapse in microbe diversity puts these French cheeses at risk.
Humans are literally changing the color of the planet. Scientists are worried.