The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050 (a metric ton, or Mt, is 1,000 kilograms or about 2,200 pounds). As of 2015 some ...

The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before.

Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate change — if we let them.

Protect This Place: Elijio Panti National Park, a Mayan Heritage Site in the Heart of Belize’s Rainforest A logging concession granted to a furniture company threatens to disrupt the park, its ...

Tracking also showed that not all adults migrate predictably to foraging areas and nesting beaches. For example, juvenile loggerheads spend their summers in Chesapeake Bay before heading south to warm ...