Meryl McMaster poses in a self portrait in a vast landscape.

The Canadian photographer travels to remote areas to explore identity and our relationship with nature.

Meryl McMaster poses in a self portrait in a vast landscape.

The Canadian photographer travels to remote areas to explore identity and our relationship with nature.

TOP STORIES

A tiny brown and white, hairy butterfly sits in dry grass

These butterflies are no longer present in their namesake range, but a collaboration aims to bring them back.

Moby with movie poster

The musician’s new documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.

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HEADLINES

A Uros woman in colorful skirt and jacket stands amidst drying reeds

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.

A green sea turtle underwater.

Researchers in Barbados found that ecotourism sea-turtle encounters created some very human problems for the animals.

A row of wind turbines rise out of the ocean

As wind energy develops in the Atlantic Ocean, experts unite to ensure it’s done in the most eco-friendly and environmentally responsible way.

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

Hundreds if not thousands of birds sit in or near the water in a wetlands while a mountain looms behind them

Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of future drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife.

A sheet of stamps depicting endangered species

One scientist’s passion for owl stamps shows: It’s not just about the collection. It’s about what you do with it.

A collage of photos: Brazil flooding, guinea pig, red and black frog, legless lizard

Rising sea levels may cause the local extinction of three small, threatened vertebrates in southern Brazil.

Two hands cup a pile of wood pellets

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.

a collage of three monkey species against green leaves and trees

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.

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