What an image of two touching corals reveals about recovery, connection, and the stories that conservation needs to tell.

Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) This once-wide-ranging bird led our annual extinction list in 2024 after a scientific paper declared it lost due to overhunting and habitat loss. This ...

April 16, 2025 - by John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.

Despite their reputation as destructive pests, new research reveals that armadillos support dozens of other species — including, possibly, humans.

While the imagery of parks like Sanjiangyuan evokes an empty landscape untouched by humans, the reality is quite different.

John R. Platt John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” ...

The United Kingdom, a major European player in the global ornamental fish trade, offers a case study of this industry’s problems — and its potential solutions.

Despite their enormous ecological values, new research reveals we don’t understand how most arachnid species are faring right now — or do much to protect them.

A ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The ...

We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away — biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators ...

Dipika Kadaba is an ecologist who uses data visualization and design to communicate environmental issues in her role as The Revelator's visual storyteller. Her interdisciplinary work originates in her ...

In the ruins of abandoned strip mines, a broad movement aims to create the nation’s first “Climate Preserve.” Pope County, Illinois — Dressed in his trademark blue denim overalls, former coal miner ...