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Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity.

Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity.

Scientists expressed alarm at the depth of proposed cuts to climate change, medical and energy programs, saying they threaten the nation’s research infrastructure.

Firestorm met tweetstorm when a BBC crew was caught up in a blast of steam and molten lava from Europe’s biggest volcano.

Researchers develop a model they hope can be used to understand how dolphins and whales react physiologically to threats from predators and people.

If most of the world’s coral reefs die, some of the richest and most colorful life in the ocean could be lost, along with huge sums from reef tourism.

Dozens of homes and businesses in Brooklyn have been wired into a microgrid, which allows members to exchange excess-electricity credits.

Drones seemed like the perfect anti-poaching tools. But deploying them has been far more difficult than conservationists had hoped.

The fight to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of unfrozen freshwater, has shifted from industrial pollution to more mundane matters like sewage.

A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness.

By fathering hundreds, a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands reversed the threat of extinction. Another, earning the name Lonesome George, was unable to do the same.

Beaked whales, like those filmed in the Azores in 2013, spend much of their time deep underwater, which makes study difficult.

The president has spoken often about climate change, energy, coal and wind turbines. His statements are often provocative but not always consistent. A sampling.

The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana.

Reservoirs are overflowing. Dams are straining. So why is California still officially in a drought? We answer some questions Californians, and others, may have.

The statement by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is heating the planet.

At least six people have been killed in wildfires burning across four states, including three ranch hands trying to save cattle in the Texas Panhandle.

Scott Pruitt seems intent on building an E.P.A. leadership that is fundamentally at odds with the officials who carry out the agency’s missions.

The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has been working to preserve data it sees as politically vulnerable.

Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths because of excess air pollution, researchers said.