Climate change is undermining coral reef restoration. Could picnic coolers help?
PALAU, Micronesia — The ride out to sea was, in a word, unpleasant. The coastal waters of Palau,…
Photos: Strange new sea creatures discovered on Ocean Census expeditions
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Trump officials use ‘God Squad’ to yank endangered species protections for Rice’s whales
In the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lives one of the world’s rarest and most elusive…
We’re discovering new species fast — and it might help save them
When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published Systema Naturae in 1735, he set out to classify every living…
Costa Rica reversed deforestation and regrew its rainforest. How?
For several decades now, the story of the world’s rainforests has been the same tragic one: These iconic,…
Photos: Baby flying foxes at Australia’s bat hospital in Queensland
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia — Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and…
Polar bears and climate change: New research in Norway has scientists baffled
Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals…
Great Barrier Reef and climate change: See the largest effort to save Australia’s gem
CAIRNS, Australia — “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over…
Madagascar’s chameleons and lemurs face wildfires fueled by climate change
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, Madagascar — The flames were close. Moving like lava across the rolling hills, just a few…
Green sea turtles, made famous by Finding Nemo, make a stunning recovery
Scientists who study wildlife are often the bearers of bad news — this species or that is headed…
Most animals on this island nation are found nowhere else on Earth. And now they’re vanishing.
Throughout the Western world, Madagascar is perhaps best known as a hot spot for wildlife, home to lemurs,…
Madagascar’s political and environmental crisis: Could restoring coral reefs help?
BAY OF RANOBE, Madagascar — The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50…