CONSERVATION

Thanks in part to a snail, California bees are fish. No, this isn’t a Mad Lib.

Thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental activism, there’s now a critically endangered species named in his honor.

Seeing a rhino hanging upside-down from a helicopter might make you uncomfortable, but it's indisputably a good thing for the rhino.

Certain lands can store large quantities of carbon (though we also need to cut carbon emissions in the first place).

Steppe eagles have 7-foot wingspans, mainly eat carrion, and never read the fine print on their cell phone plans.

The Venus flytrap is a favorite houseplant, but its ubiquity hides a world of threats. Now, some scientists think they have a solution for saving it.

Eight buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, including Fallingwater and Taliesin West, have been officially recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Its been just over 60 years since we discovered the species—and now there may be less than 20 of them left in the world.

The Hawaiian poo-uli has been wiped out.

From Benjamin the thylacine to Lonesome George the Pinta Island Tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to fame.

Put them in the trash instead.

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