Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears

As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species

The Trump administration’s ongoing discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war now include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives tied to the lead U…

World Animal Day is celebrated in all corners of the world, from the United States, to Sudan, to Nepal. The first World Animal Day was organized in 1925 by a man named Heinrich Zimmermann to promote t...

The People who adopted the Constitution knew that money damages were available from those who wronged them, even if they worked for the federal government. The People of today, heirs of that tradition...

"I think courts are going to be very suspicious of how broad this is," one Minnesota lawyer tells Reason.

The state could kill up to 350 barred owls in the Elliott State Research Forest over the coming year, as federal agencies also kill the invasive bird.

A celebration of Sienese bronzes in Renaissance artThis book celebrates Siena’s brilliant tradition in bronze, a field in which the city reached extraordin...

Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500 is the first exhibition to focus on Siena as a center of artistic excellence and technical innovation in bronze sculpture during the Italian Renaissance. Bringing t...

The Wolf Conservation Center (the Center) is breaking ground on a major transformation of its 32-acre campus in South Salem, New York, ushering in a new chapter for the organization and its work to secure a world where wolves thrive.

A cynical deal in the U.S. Senate could gut the world’s strongest conservation law. This is a staggering betrayal of the Endangered Species Act and the more than 1,700 animals and plants it protects. ...

Trade isn’t complicated. People around the world work to produce things for one another — and protectionism makes that cooperation harder.

Tokyo houses millions more people than New York, with a surprisingly simple affordability formula: let people build more housing.

Its decades-long commitment to upholding convictions—even those marred by police or prosecutorial misconduct—has left Missourians languishing in prison for years.

The Trump administration has proposed a change to the 1040 tax form that will require Americans to disclose their citizenship and residency status.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.

Conspiracies and consequences.

Fish and shellfish populations were falling rapidly as scallop dredgers devastated the seabed, but local activists and small-scale fishers battled hard to protect their coastline

ICE has already more than doubled its number of agents from 10,000 to over 22,000

SINGAPORE — “For seven thousand years, Singapore has changed around these reefs,” says Debby Ng, a Singaporean biologist who studies the city-state’s shrinking coastlines of seagrasses, mangroves and…

A sweeping celebration of one of the most original and fearless voices in modern political thought. Best known for his landmark work Crisis and Leviathan:

Appeals judges questioned whether Kristi Noem, attorneys, or others face blame in the deportation flight dispute.

A Russian attack in Odesa Oblast damaged the Loving Hearts animal shelter, killing 10 cats and three dogs and destroying animal food supplies.

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. A mountain lion in front of the Hollywood sign sounds almost too con...

At the end of September Malaysia plans to hand over 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military. Rohingya in Burma face ongoing genocide, executions, sexual violence, torture, forced conscription ...

Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development that I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.

With midterm voting underway, the distinction between public service announcements and campaign ads blurs.

Gone way too soon.

Measles is making a comeback. Ongoing outbreaks in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah have documented hundreds of cases, mostly among unvaccinated people. And while local and federal politi...