The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in…

It will likely come as no shock to you that I’m having a pretty unhappy time right now. I know I’ve got it pretty…

On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton announced the winners of the 2020 prestigious Wildlife…

The mission of Wildlife Services, an office in the Department of Agriculture (USDA), is “to provide federal…

There can only be one true winner of Fat Bear Week. I’m pleased to announce 2020’s beefiest bear is 747.

Hundreds of sea creatures’ bodies have washed up onto the shore in Russia’s Far East. All signs point to water…

On Monday, wildlife managers announced that they had brought Tasmanian devils back into the (relative) wilds of the…

Washington State officials are frantically searching for a colony of Asian giant hornets—also known as murder…

In, um, other news: By taking a different approach to conservation, the world could make biodiversity-renewing…

A federal study found that oil and gas drilling in Alaska puts polar bears at risk. But U.S. Geological Survey…

The most wonderful time of the year is truly here. On Wednesday, Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual Fat Bear…

A gross fact of life is that we’re all ingesting plastic. Turtles eat plastic. Birds eat plastic. And one study…

While social distancing measures have pushed many people into sexless, joyless bubbles, San Francisco birds are…

Western Joshua trees, those strange-looking, tall beauties of Southern California, are the first-ever plant species…

Conservationists in Indonesia are celebrating the birth of two Javan rhinos—a species listed as critically…

In the small town of Grosse Tête, Louisiana, a Bengal-Siberian hybrid tiger named Tony lived 17 wearisome years…

In recent years, world leaders have taken steps to curb plastic pollution in the oceans, But a new study, published…

Since this year hasn’t been spooky enough, thousands of migratory birds are now dropping dead across the Southwest.

A major United Nations report shows that world leaders have largely shrugged off important biodiversity goals, and…

Researchers have spotted physical abnormalities associated with a lack of genetic diversity in cougars living in the…