A recent history of guns and empire argues that early modern Europe marked the origins of a uniquely murderous era. But the world it describes is not so different from our own and making sense of its ...

More species are being designated as vulnerable or endangered worldwide due to habitat loss, climate change, and human interference. To combat this, some species are brought into captivity for captive ...

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for ...

Well, well, well. How inconvenient. Exactly 20 years after climate change was catapulted to the top of the political agenda, the poster creature of the crisis – the polar bear – appears to be doing ...

A new study shows Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier. This may signal broader ecosystem changes driven by climate change ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.

According to the Washington Post, which first reported on the latest orders on Tuesday, those orders went out to 17 NPS sites ...

Most people aren’t aware animal agriculture is one of the leading causes of climate change. To help counteract this, forward-thinking politicians should support state and federal funding of cultivated ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary.

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

The finding offers a small window of hope for a polar bear population vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Climate change is increasingly influencing the dynamics of waterborne pathogens by modifying hydrological regimes, water temperatures, and the frequency and ...