The number of species does not increase evenly when going from local ecosystems to continental scales -- a phenomenon ecologists have recognized for decades. Now, an international team of scientists ...

Serious environmental issues face the nation, from climate change to biodiversity, yet they have become so contentious, solutions are difficult, a speaker from the University of Texas at Austin says.

A grassroots effort successfully pushed back on a development in that would have destroyed a critical salamander habitat.

The unchecked gravel mining in the Swat River, now reportedly altering its natural course, is yet another example of short-sighted and unregulated exploitation of natural resources. What should be ...

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Duck hunting and decoy carving traditions face an uncertain future as climate change disrupts habitats in coastal North ...