Granting legal 'personhood' to nature is a growing movement: Can it stem biodiversity loss?

Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we currently use to manage our natural environment are failing. Read More

Can technology save us from an ecological apocalypse? - interview

As the world celebrates Earth Day, I sat down with one expert to discuss whether technological advancements can help us protect our environment or whether it’s at the core of all ecological problems. Read More

What is biodiversity and why is it important? Here's what to know.

This Earth Day, learn about the millions of species of plants and animals and the vital role they all play in the planet's future. Read More

The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say

Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record. Read More

Researchers propose new method for governments to estimate cost of nature: 'Ensuring that the protection of ecosystems is appraised in a way that is consistent with other ...

An international research team urgently proposes that global governments update their methods for measuring the benefits of nature to better protect it for current and future generations.  ... Read More

To my son, born in the climate crisis: These helpers changed the fate of the titi

When disasters strike, I remember the advice of Mister Rogers: “Look for the helpers. There are always helpers.” ... Read More

The Power of Citizen Science

New research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has found that citizen science initiatives could be one of the keys to unlocking ... Read More

The seabed needs to become a top priority, and the UN agrees

"The science we need for the ocean we want"—this is the tagline for the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030), which has just held its first conference in Barcelona, Spain. Marine scientists from around the ... Read More

E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation Names New Half-Earth Chair

The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation has named Dr. Alessandro Catenazzi as its new Half-Earth Chair. Catenazzi is a Swiss-Peruvian herpetologist with a strong interest in conservation biology. Much ... Read More

In honor of Earth Day 2024, today's Google Doodle takes us on a trip around the world

Search engine giant Google is celebrating Earth Day on April 22 through its famous doodle drawing that takes users on a journey in six continents. Read More

How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem

Dr. Austin Gallagher, one of the report’s co-authors and founder and CEO of ocean research organization Beneath the Waves, believes that tiger sharks and other marine life can help scientists ... to ... Read More

Frustrated farmers are rebelling against EU rules. The far right is stoking the flames

Europe’s farmers are angry, and staging their biggest protests in half a century. Far right groups are egging them on, and hoping to ride their anger to new success in European Parliament elections in ... Read More