From a rocky outcrop in the forest surrounding Penticton, members of the UBC Okanagan Wildlife Society gaze across a valley onto a steep sun-drenched slope, as government wildlife biologist Craig McLean details what he has spotted.

Canada has committed to protecting nearly 20 per cent of the country’s landscape by 2020.

Commercial organic and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer helps feed around half of the world’s population.

Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United States, according to a published study by a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Roundworm infections can be reduced significantly simply by improving the treatment and quality of drinking water in high risk regions, according to an international team of researchers led by Tufts University.

More than one million plant and animal species worldwide are facing extinction, according to a recent United Nations report.

A combination of waste materials supplemented with a product of biomass could help in the search for high quality soils, a new study suggests.

In a groundbreaking new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of over 150 scientists from 26 countries combined movement data from nearly 2,000 sharks tracked with satellite tags.

A global alliance of countries and research institutions, including Cornell, committed to sharing plant genetic material, has secured food access for billions of people, but a patchwork of legal restrictions threatens humanity’s ability to feed a growing global population.

Salt is power. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water and freshwater mingle could provide a massive source of renewable power.