Biodiversity

Threads of Earth’s Underground Fungal Networks Are Long Enough to Reach Beyond the Solar System

For the first time ever, researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally and mapped the ecosystems where they are densest.

By Wyatt Myskow

Heat Is Killing Wildlife Across the Animal Kingdom. A New Forecasting Tool May Help.

By Kiley Price

As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool

By Chad Small

Birders Around the World Help Track ‘the Heartbeats of the Planet’

By Kiley Price

How Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act Could Further Threaten the Country’s Imperiled Species

By Kiley Price

As Countries Take Steps to Protect Wildlife in Legal Trade, Animal and Plant Trafficking Rages On

By Kiley Price

Trump Cuts Could Hinder Efforts to Stop Climate-Fueled Spread of Invasive Species

By Kiley Price

Amid National Wolf Debate, California Kills Four of the Predators After ‘Unprecedented’ Livestock Attacks

By Kiley Price

Alabama’s E.O. Wilson Land Between the Rivers Preserve Is a ‘Place That Time Forgot’

By Dennis Pillion

Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’

By Kiley Price

Alabama Research Center Works to Understand ‘One of the Last Great Wild Places’

By Lanier Isom

Why Is the U.S. Proposing Protections for an Animal That Doesn’t Live Here?

By Kiley Price

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

By Kiley Price

People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery

By Kiley Price

Captive-Bred Axolotls Were Successfully Introduced to the Wild. Can This Work for Other Species?

By Kiley Price

Scientists Are Reviving Climate and Nature Research Efforts in the Wake of Trump Cuts

By Kiley Price

Birds That Live Long and Slow May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Research Finds

By Kiley Price

The U.S. Imported Billions of Animals in Recent Decades, Fueling Global Wildlife Trade

By Kiley Price

How Can We Close Nature’s Funding Gap?

By Kiley Price