Humanity is failing at preserving biodiversity. But a book from 2006 offers inspiration and instructions on how to preserve what’s left of it.

Environmental Science and Policy students analyze legislation meant to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction.

A dire new U.N. report highlights the importance of including all life in our pursuit to sustain humanity.

In celebration of Earth Month and Earth Day, our scientists are tackling reader questions on science and sustainability.

The Endangered Species Act is under attack. If we don’t protect endangered species, their extinction will impact our food, water, environment and health.

A new initiative of the Smithsonian Institution is building a frozen library cataloging snippets of plant tissue from every species on the planet.

Here, mankind and death coincide,
But everyone’s still mystified …

Because of climate change, spring, summer, fall and winter in the temperate zones are all arriving on average 1.7 days earlier than they ever have before. The changing climate with its more extreme weather is affecting many plant and animal species, disturbing their habitat and disrupting ecosystem functioning. How will plants and animals deal with these challenges?

Captive breeding and species protection are helping the panda recover, but fewer than two thousand still remain.

Despite being a keystone species in important ecosystems that span the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean, sea otters have historically had a complex and sometimes troubling relationship with humans.