Smelly planet ‘reeks of rotten eggs’
A planet known for its inhospitable weather has another bizarre feature: it smells like rotten eggs, according to a new study. Scientists studied the atmosphere of HD 189733 b, which has scorching...
View ArticleGlobal migratory freshwater fish populations plummet by 81%: Report
A new global report reveals a stark reality: populations of migratory freshwater fish species, including salmon, trout, eel and sturgeon, are declining dramatically. The report, published by a...
View ArticleAllegations widen against Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari
JAKARTA — Allegations of illegal activity and land-grabbing against Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil company continue to mount as a new report reveals the firm’s violations appear to be more...
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Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks’
One of the iconic sensory experiences of riding a train is actually the sound of ingenuity. As steel railroad tracks heat up, they grow: 1,800 feet of rail expands by more than an inch for every 10...
View ArticleEurope’s Ariane-6 rocket poised for debut launch
56 minutes ago By Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondent ESA/CNES/ARIANEROUP Europe’s big new rocket, Ariane-6, is set to make its inaugural flight later. The vehicle will launch out of French...
View ArticleAs drought parches Mexico, a Yaqui water defender fights for a sacred river
YAQUI VALLEY, Mexico — On Sept. 11, 2014, Mario Luna Romero was arrested by state judicial police in Obregón, a city on the periphery of his tribe’s territory in Sonora, and transported to a...
View ArticleIndigenous communities in Sarawak left in the dark about hydropower proposal
Abang Johari Openg, the premier of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, recently announced three new dam projects on Bornean rivers and suggested that local communities there had given their approval. But...
View ArticleFrog ‘saunas’ may help threatened frogs fight off deadly fungus
Researchers have developed simple, sun-heated shelters that allow frogs to raise their body temperatures and fight off infections. These frog “saunas” may bring hope for populations threatened by a...
View ArticleShackleton’s Endurance ship gets extra protection
52 minutes ago By Jonathan Amos, @BBCAmos, Science correspondent FMHT/National Geographic A protection perimeter drawn around Endurance, one of the world’s greatest shipwrecks, is being widened from a...
View ArticleCan we change how our brains age? These scientists think it’s possible
1 hour ago Getty Images It’s long been known that our lifestyles can help to keep us healthier for longer. Now scientists are asking whether new technology can also help slow down the ageing process...
View ArticleThese monkeys were ‘notoriously competitive’ until Hurricane Maria wrecked...
Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago are known for being intolerant, hierarchical and aggressive. After 2017’s Hurricane Maria destroyed their home, the monkeys’ society underwent surprising changes. The...
View ArticleAs aquaculture hits historic highs, let’s ensure sustainability is...
Just two years ago, global consumption of aquatic animal foods soared to an estimated 165 million tons, growing at nearly twice the annual rate of the world population since 1961. Ensuring the...
View ArticleIndonesia’s oil palm smallholders get a boost in bid for sustainability
JAKARTA — NGOs working with Indonesian smallholder farmers have developed a set of guidelines aimed at helping oil palm farmers prove that their products are deforestation-free, allowing them a...
View ArticleIn Peru, conservationists and archaeologists unite to save a threatened gecko
LIMA — For more than two decades, José Pérez Zúñiga, a researcher at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, has set out at night to search by the light of a flashlight through the pre-Inca ruins of the...
View ArticleAfter historic 2023 drought, Amazon communities brace for more in Brazil
Images of dozens of freshwater dolphin carcasses and cracked soil where once laid navigable rivers shocked the world in 2023, as the worst drought in history hit the Brazilian Amazon. Now, there is a...
View ArticleHomeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. People who want to install solar panels on their roofs have to consider a lot:...
View ArticleLeaks won’t stop with £19 a year water bill rise, say firms
Just now By Tom Espiner, Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images A proposed average 21% hike in bills in England and Wales won’t be enough to address problems including sewage leaks, water firms have...
View ArticleShrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them
Among the spindly saline roots of the mangrove trees that line western Mexico’s coast, the jaguar is the ecosystem’s apex predator. Yet despite being at the top of the food chain, its existence is...
View Article“Game over” for the Amazon forest and global climate if Trump wins? (commentary)
Would another Trump presidency be “game over” for the Amazon forest and global climate? At least there is still a question mark at the end of that sentence! Global warming is very close to escaping...
View ArticlePanama’s ‘Caribbean Corridor’ highway threatens three protected areas,...
A lawsuit has temporarily stalled construction on a controversial highway project in north-central Panama, which allegedly bypassed environmental regulations and could damage several protected areas...
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