Dramatic drop in logging in key Amazon countries
Published21 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Bloomberg via Getty Images By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent The number of trees lost in tropical forests...
View ArticleMining in the Pan Amazon in pursuit of the world’s most precious metal
Gold is universally recognized as a form of money that has retained value over decades, centuries and millennia. Since it is non-corrosive and precious, approximately 95% of the gold mined since the...
View ArticleDelhi gets the attention — but Kolkata’s air pollution is just as dangerous
Delhi’s air pollution crisis is one of the most talked-about global issues relating to environment and climate change. As a result, a multitude of efforts have been taken to alleviate the smog clouding...
View ArticleFish out of water story ends with 77,000 young salmon in the wrong water
The Chinook got shook when their truck got cooked. Now the salmon are swimming — but in the wrong brook. The post Fish out of water story ends with 77,000 young salmon in the wrong water appeared first...
View ArticleSpotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam
Vietnam’s struggling population of spotted softshell turtles received a helping hand in December 2023 when researchers released 50 captive-bred hatchlings into a freshwater lake in a northern province....
View ArticleA professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music
Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition. (Image credit:...
View ArticleHow to ‘stop mining before it starts’: Interview with community organizer...
Carlos Zorrilla is a leader in what locals say is the longest continuous resistance movement against mining in Latin America. Zorrilla’s family fled from Cuba to the U.S. in 1962 when he was 11 years...
View ArticleWorld Bank’s IFC under fire over alleged abuses at Liberian plantation it funded
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View ArticleAs a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs
Since he was old enough to work, Sam Elong has been a fisherman in Kribi, a coastal town of more than 90,000 inhabitants that stretches along the shore of the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Kienké...
View Article'We want to help': Why climate activists are trying something new
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View ArticleBlack market cannabis thrives in California despite legalization
Marijuana legalization was expected to bring the industry out of the shadows. But in some states, the black market is alive and well. (Image credit: Martin Kaste) The post Black market cannabis thrives...
View ArticlePath of darkness – scroll every mile of total eclipse
Solar eclipse: Path of darkness – scroll every mile of totalityPublished13 hours ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News Millions of people across...
View ArticleA tiger cat gains new species designation, but conservation challenges remain
Many of the world’s small wildcats are enigmatic, elusive and roam beyond the media spotlight enjoyed by their big cat cousins. But you could be forgiven for never having heard of Latin America’s cloud...
View ArticleWhen is the solar eclipse and how can I watch it?
Published1 day ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing By Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto People across North America will be treated to the view of a lifetime on Monday when a total solar...
View ArticleThe world's eclipse chasers arrive in North America
Published22 hours ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Kate Russo By Nadine YousifBBC News It was 25 years ago when Kate Russo saw her very first total solar eclipse. The...
View ArticleCan't make it to the total eclipse? 5 fun ways to bring wonder and awe into...
Yes, viewing a total solar eclipse can be beautiful and life-altering. But so can many other things in life. The post Can't make it to the total eclipse? 5 fun ways to bring wonder and awe into your...
View ArticleScience has developed petunias that glow in the dark
Petunias that glow in the dark are a thing now. The genetically modified flowers actually generate their own light, and are now legal to sell. The post Science has developed petunias that glow in the...
View ArticleThe eclipse's 4-minute window into the Sun's secrets
Published39 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Aberystwyth University By Georgina RannardScience reporter Eclipse fever is building. Millions in North America...
View ArticleOne woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race
Published1 hour ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Marie Makuate By Marco OriuntoBBC Africa Cameroonian scientist Marie Makuate has been at the forefront of using...
View ArticleWhere in the UK can you see Monday's solar eclipse?
Published17 hours ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Ruth ComerfordBBC News A total solar eclipse is set to span North America on Monday – from Mexico to...
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