Conservation of nature is the pinnacle of soft diplomacy

Proportional representation could help restore American democracy.

Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

"We are in a biodiversity crisis, and Congress is playing with fire," warned one wildlife defender. "These bills would accelerate extinction at a time when we can least afford it."

Life lessons when the path ahead is blocked.

Nature - Reply to: Causal claims, causal assumptions and protected area impact

Remembering the activist and author Karsten Heuer.

The National Wildlife Refuge Association is deeply alarmed by today’s Department of the Interior-wide termination of approximately 420 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees, many of whom are critic...

Career employees were unsettled by the termination email sent by HR, which cited ‘performance issues.’

A more inclusive framework for protecting the iconic rhino responds to changing political, social, and demographic conditions in Africa.

In a new study published in Science we analyze our current level of knowledge about Antarctic biodiversity, characterizing both advances in research and the gaps that still exist, thereby identifying ...

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is deeply concerned about the harmful impacts to science, both short-term and long-term, caused by recent Executive Orders and directives.

At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.

An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

In this short essay, journalist Paul Koberstein remembers what it was like to be a reporter in federal Judge William Dwyer’s courtroom the day he halted the reckless logging of old-growth forests in t...

National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

As we look back on the 30 years since the wolf was reintroduced in Yellowstone, we examine what wolves are and what they aren’t.

The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.