The Burning Questions About Spotted Owls and Fire The effects of a recent megafire in California have ignited a fresh debate about a prominent keystone species By Jason Daley August 15, 2016 In this story: animals, science, birds
Creating an Oceans Policy in 2016 A veteran ocean writer lists the changes the next president should make By David Helvarg August 10, 2016 In this story: oceans
Summer's 5 Best Livestream Wildlife Cams By Meiling Bedard August 2, 2016 In this story: wildlife, endangered species, wilderness
Five National Park Citizen Science Projects Anyone Can Join By Daniel Blue Tyx August 1, 2016 In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, science
The pangolin is the weirdest animal on Earth A mash-up of a roly-poly, armadillo, and small dinosaur. Why do so many people want to eat it? By Rachel Nuwer July 28, 2016 In this story: animals, endangered species
All the environmental news ICYMI The busy enviro's cheat sheet to what's happening on our planet By Paul Rauber July 28, 2016 In this story: climate change, politics, endangered species
The Brains of Beasts In the book Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Frans de Waal argues that our fellow creatures deserve more credit By Michael Berry July 28, 2016 In this story: animals, science, books
Volcano Storm Volcanic eruptions attract lightning. Here's what it looks like. July 28, 2016 In this story: science, photography
If You Build It, They Will Come The case for critter corridors By Jason Mark July 22, 2016 In this story: wildlife
5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want To Miss By Sarah Robertson July 14, 2016 In this story: wildlife, oil, fracking, air