Despite their enormous ecological values, new research reveals we don’t understand how most arachnid species are faring right now — or do much to protect them.

Despite their reputation as destructive pests, new research reveals that armadillos support dozens of other species — including, possibly, humans.

‘Megadrought’ and ‘Aridification’ — Understanding the New Language of a Warming World New research reveals a creeping, permanent dryness expanding across the United States. It’s much more than ...

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

Dipika Kadaba is an ecologist who uses data visualization and design to communicate environmental issues in her role as The Revelator's visual storyteller. Her interdisciplinary work originates in her ...

A new book reveals how understanding what we’ve lost can inspire us to change course and conserve what remains.

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

We could all use a little extra environmental inspiration these days, so here are 15 new books for readers of all ages. We’ve adapted the books’ official descriptions below, and the link in each title ...

Much of the burden of the United States’ farmed fish industry lies upstream, in the factories of poorer countries, where ...

Politicians have mocked, belittled, and cut federally funded research for decades, but funding basic science has a long history of lifesaving discoveries.

For Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national ...

On Dec. 15, 2024, in a raging storm, two Russian oil tankers carrying more than 9,000 tons of heavy oil collided off the coast of Port Taman in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea. A video posted to ...