Environment

Side-by-side comparison: golden kelp swaying in the ocean on the left, a pink sea anemone with flowing tentacles on the right.

These Unseen Ocean Plants Feed the Seas and Our Future

Beneath the waves, living forests hold the ocean together. Kelp towers cradle fish nurseries. Seagrass meadows pump oxygen and blunt storms. Microscopic drifters feed whales and turn the sea green...

These Unseen Ocean Plants Feed the Seas and Our Future

Beneath the waves, living forests hold the ocean together. Kelp towers cradle fish nurseries. Seagrass meadows pump oxygen and blunt storms. Microscopic drifters feed whales and turn the sea green...

Split image: on the left, a white SUV sinking into the ocean at sunset; on the right, a spiny sea cucumber on a coral reef.

Atlantic Seafloor Turns Into Graveyard for Exotic Cars and Marine Life

Nearly 4,000 luxury cars—including Bentleys, Lamborghinis, and Porsches—now rest nearly 30,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean. The Felicity Ace burned for days before sinking, releasing lithium-ion batteries, oils, and chemicals...

Atlantic Seafloor Turns Into Graveyard for Exotic Cars and Marine Life

Nearly 4,000 luxury cars—including Bentleys, Lamborghinis, and Porsches—now rest nearly 30,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean. The Felicity Ace burned for days before sinking, releasing lithium-ion batteries, oils, and chemicals...

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

New WWF research shows Americans care deeply about nature and consider it a part of our cultural identity.

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

New WWF research shows Americans care deeply about nature and consider it a part of our cultural identity.

Split image showing a kiwi bird in the forest on the left and a stoat in tall grass on the right.

New Zealand Races To Save Endangered Species By Killing Millions Of Other Animals

New Zealand is taking a stand to stop its forests from falling silent. Stoats, rats, possums, and other invaders kill millions of chicks and eggs each year. Now communities, scientists,...

New Zealand Races To Save Endangered Species By Killing Millions Of Other Animals

New Zealand is taking a stand to stop its forests from falling silent. Stoats, rats, possums, and other invaders kill millions of chicks and eggs each year. Now communities, scientists,...

A brown pelican stands among thick mats of sargassum seaweed washed ashore on the beach.

Massive Seaweed Belt Smothers Beaches and Threatens Ocean Life

A seaweed belt the size of continents now stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, weighing nearly 38 million tons. Once a lifeline for marine life, it is now suffocating beaches,...

Massive Seaweed Belt Smothers Beaches and Threatens Ocean Life

A seaweed belt the size of continents now stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, weighing nearly 38 million tons. Once a lifeline for marine life, it is now suffocating beaches,...

Close-up of a green lizard’s head with bright orange eye and textured scales.

How Extreme Heat Pushes Animals to the Edge of Survival

Wildlife across the globe is being forced to adapt in ways never seen before. Reptiles are changing sex in their eggs. Species are crowding dwindling water sources. Genetic patterns are...

How Extreme Heat Pushes Animals to the Edge of Survival

Wildlife across the globe is being forced to adapt in ways never seen before. Reptiles are changing sex in their eggs. Species are crowding dwindling water sources. Genetic patterns are...