Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are making plants grow larger and faster, but diluting their nutritional content. This could threaten the health of herbivores worldwide.

That delay can tip ranchers’ finances into the red. While the land needs time to recover, studies raise questions about whether two years is really necessary.

Robin Wall Kimmerer envisions an economy of gratitude and reciprocity with nature, using the serviceberry tree as a key witness.

New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.

Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment of valued native insects.

Decades-long environmental studies can reveal trends caused by climate change better than projects that last only a year or two.

The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.

Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want more than a severed head. But with shark numbers rebounding, they’ve got competition.

A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and seagrass beds healthy.

An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.