Nightcap

As machinery replaces human hands, agriculture is losing touch with the land it depends upon.

The idea that some species stopped evolving eons ago is going extinct.

The UK is culling invasive American ducks because native quackers prefer to mate with the more-attractive introduced species.

For the celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall, ending poverty and conserving wildlife are a package deal.

A disagreement over how to handle climate change on the Outer Banks is putting the islands' future at risk.

The term "Anthropocene" is trending, but the name hasn’t yet been accepted as part of the geological timescale.

Trouble finding an affordable house in the Bay Area? This guy’s solution is to move into a shipping container.

We could radically cut fossil fuel emissions and shift to renewable energy. So why don’t we?

Global resistance is beginning to erode the fossil fuel industry in a visible way—but the fight is far from over.

Can we override our cultural fear of creepy crawlies—and start protecting them?