Climate change is a pressing global issue that countries need to combat not only in their individual capacities but also at an intergovernmental level.

A bat which looks like *NSYNC's Lance Bass, a gibbon named for Luke Skywalker, and a toad which seems to have come "from Middle Earth," are among 157 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Region last year, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

It has been a big week of anticipation with the 24th annual Conference of the Parties (aka COP24) underway in Katowice, Poland.

Tacoma Community College's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion VP position will focus on “recruiting and retaining employees, and students, of color."

While the “Green New Deal” proposed by a number of policy makers is a great idea, it couldn’t be a more terrible name.

What is the best way to save nature – to cordon off areas for parks and open space or to integrate conservation measures on working lands?

Most politicians go to great lengths to avoid alienating large sections of the population, but Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apparently didn't get the memo as he blasted schoolchildren who are organizing protests for climate action.

Thanksgiving may be uniquely American, but its core spirit was exported from harvest festivals stretching back for millennia. Its essence is being grateful for what one has, while noting a duty to share one’s good fortune.

South African ranchers who raise rhinos are supporting a virtual currency, backed by stockpiles of valuable rhino horn, to fund protection of the threatened animals.

A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.