New research from the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collective at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation ...

The road to hell is paved with … more roads. That seems to be the message of one of this year’s most striking conservation papers. The research, published this April in the journal Current Biology, ...

Bass in southeastern rivers turn out to be two species, highlighting hidden diversity and growing threats from habitat ...

The fat-tailed dunnart is native to Australia’s arid scrublands and largely unknown outside of science. It may also be the key to saving some of the continent’s most endangered species.There is an ...

A collection of short highlights from our year in conservation science work. Mike Bock Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary ...

For most of the twentieth century, wildlife conservation relied heavily on government programs and international agreements.

Shorebirds travel across continents every year and connect distant ecosystems through their journeys. A bird feeding in one ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of our time. October 27 at 8 pm ET, join NASA astronaut Jessica Meir in conversation with scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and ...

An interview with Zuzana Burivalova, a part of our on-going Interviews with Young Scientists series. The path to finding a career often involves twists and turns. Serendipity is important — one rarely ...