Bangladeshi farmers find zucchini’s high yields & low costs palatable
For long, cucumbers and pumpkins remained the only popular squash vegetables in Bangladesh. When Bangladesh Agricultural Extensions introduced zucchinis to farmers in the late 1990s, there was some...
View ArticleDesperation sets in for Indigenous Sumatrans who lost their forests to...
SEPINTUN, Indonesia — Past generations of Dahwas’s family lived off the food and fuel growing all around them, traversing Sumatra’s forest unobstructed whenever cultural norms required the seminomadic...
View ArticleEl Niño is on the way out after a record-breaking year of heat
El Niño helped drive global average temperatures to new records over the last year. Forecasters say it’s waning, but that 2024 may still be one for the record books. (Image credit: ANGELOS...
View ArticleSaving Asia’s fishing cat means protecting threatened wetland habitat
Many cats despise mud and water, but not so the fishing cat. This enigmatic medium-sized cat species roams South and Southeast Asia and is uniquely adapted to life in wetlands — so much so that its...
View ArticleChimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows
Chimpanzees, like humans, can use a variety of tools to perform tasks such as getting food from hard-to-reach places. Now, a study published in PLOS Biology has found that, also like humans, chimps...
View ArticleExperts highlight importance of ‘prebunking’ to combat climate disinformation
With the rapid expansion of digital and AI tools, climate disinformation has become a major challenge for journalists and media organizations across the world. However, climate disinformation...
View ArticleMaui community mobilizes to protect water quality from runoff after Lahaina...
The debris from Lahaina’s fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)The...
View ArticleBrazil takes pioneering action — and a vaccine — to rewild howler monkeys
It was Hope who first dared to approach Juvenal. They had been on the opposing sides of a quarrel ever since Hope’s family wrapped their tails around the branches of that 10,000-acre urban forest in...
View ArticleResearch shows the Caatinga is Brazil’s most efficient carbon capture biome
Over a decade of studies conducted by the National Caatinga Observatory revealed that it has the best carbon sequestration performance among Brazilian biomes. For every 100 metric tons of CO2 absorbed...
View ArticleTerrible at directions? Tricks to improve your navigation skills
Yes, it’s possible to get around without relying on GPS, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost. The post Terrible at directions? Tricks to improve your...
View ArticleOn foot and by drone, radio tracking helps rehabilitate pangolins in Vietnam
When the organization Save Vietnam’s Wildlife receives a pangolin rescued from the wildlife trade, it can take months to remind the scaly, housecat-sized mammal how to be a pangolin again. After...
View ArticleRidiculously rare photo catches Asian caracal swimming a river in India
If you’ve ever thought of the caracal before, you’ve probably pictured it inhabiting the savannas of Africa, its long-fringed ears sticking up above the wild grasses. But although the caracal (Caracal...
View ArticleIn Kenya’s flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders
The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren’t doing enough. And the rains keep falling. The...
View ArticleDespite drought, Amazon deforestation alerts hit five-year low
Month over month, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon declined for the 13th consecutive month as forest clearing in Earth’s largest rainforest fell to the lowest level in five years. This decrease...
View ArticleIsland fights back grey squirrel invasion
For a decade only native red squirrels lived on Wales’ Anglesey island, following a massive cull of their invasive grey cousins. But now the greys are somehow getting back across the Menai Strait. Dr...
View ArticleA car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions
<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/08/afua-_-para-_brazil-_01_2024-2-edit_custom-669e26d3c15c126e05276ce5a49bf1ac25d03784.jpg' alt='People cycle along the street in Afuá, a city in...
View Article27 new wild swimming sites for England – but are they clean?
Published19 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Jonah FisherBBC environment correspondent England will get dozens of new monitored bathing sites,...
View ArticleMichigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that she plans to sue fossil...
View ArticleThe USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed in...
There’s a good chance your zone shifted when the USDA updated its plant hardiness map in 2023. Zoom in on what that means for your garden. The post The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows...
View ArticleOn this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular
At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours. The...
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