Want to see more fireflies? Start in your own backyard. Helping fireflies—also known as lightning bugs—starts with how we care […]

In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...

Trees, as a vital element of urban greening, have been increasingly recognized for their hydrologic contributions to stormwater management. However, t…

We built this petition to help you let your representatives know that libraries continue to be an integral part of a healthy American community.

This 2025 edition of the State of the Birds report is a status assessment of the health of the nation’s bird populations, delivered to the American people by scientists from U.S. bird conservation gro...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act…

The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist...

A Major Milestone for Biodiversity Mapping We passed a major milestone with today’s update to iNaturalist’s Computer Vision and Geomodel—100,000 modeled taxa! To mark this achievement, we’re excited t...

Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners have better plans for Letcher County.

Enjoy the holidays and help birds. Photo by Camilla Cerea/Audubon. Monitoring birds is an essential part of protecting them. But tracking the health of the world’s 10,000 bird species is an immense...

Here are the seven simple things you can do to help birds

More and more kids are getting into bird and nature watching, a hobby that's been practiced mostly by older adults.

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

Nature nerds, show your loved ones that they matter to you more than (or at least just as much as) the birds, bogs, bizarre arthropods, and cool rocks that you adore. Official merch from Rosemary Mosc...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.