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.

Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a ...

Ever wonder what the difference is between fungi and mushrooms? Think of fungi as the larger main organisms, and mushrooms as ...

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.

It’s time to craft a new insect narrative, one that transforms our perspective from fear to fascination. Originally published by SEJournal, the publication of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges.

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats ...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still ...