As for turkeys, the United States has a national holiday to blame for the more than 200 million turkey deaths each year. And even ducks, for whom we happily make way in Boston, died to the tune of 28 ...

These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, ...

Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.

Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat.

As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into ...

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.

From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may ...

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.