
Benji Jones
Senior Correspondent
Latest articles by Benji Jones


Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world.

From “fluffy flying narwhals” to maggots that snorkel in trash, welcome to the wonderfully bizarre world of flies.


The Colorado River is drying up. California, Arizona, and Nevada have finally agreed on a plan to help save it.


Protected areas cover more than a quarter of US waters, yet they often don’t safeguard marine life.


It’s a stinky ecological wonder.

Scientists have never seen anything like it.

Kelp forests are majestic, life-sustaining ecosystems. Climate change imperils them.

Wildlife needs water, too.

A huge amount of US food is grown in the desert using water from a river that’s drying up.

Plot twist: Humans have accidentally helped save some animals, for once.