Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.

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In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy

The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregulatory moves.

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Home Prices on a Warming Planet

New research shows that climate change is beginning to erode home prices in the most disaster-prone areas of the United States. Here’s what to know.

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Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act

Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live.

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A Day at the Beach Hunting Mammoths

“Citizen paleontologists” can keep the fossils they uncover around Europe’s largest port. All the professionals ask is that those amateurs let them know.

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Study Analyzes How Much ‘Macro’ Plastic Is Deadly to Sea Life

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly.

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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.

Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico.

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Tom Brady Says He Cloned His Dog

Mr. Brady became the latest celebrity to try to preserve a pet’s genetics, a move that animal rights groups have criticized.

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Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Are Functionally Extinct Off Florida, Researchers Say

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem.

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Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes.

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