Bissau’s fringing shoreline along West Africa’s Atlantic coast, a protective green halo along the many bays and estuaries.

MALACCA: A protected tropical mangrove swamp along the Bandar Hilir coastline here has been turned into a construction dumpsite by an irresponsible contractor since July. Construction debris ...

the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest. Spanning nearly 4,000 square miles on both sides of the Indian-Bangladeshi border, this dense swamp of flood-tolerant trees stands as a green wall ...

In a murky river of southern Japan, a slimy creature with “pointed” teeth burrowed into the mud. Its shadowy habitat and cryptic looks helped it go largely unnoticed and, when occasionally found, be ...