Geoengineering gains momentum, but governance is lacking, critics say
As climate change rapidly advances, with 2023 and 2024 vying for the hottest year on record, solar radiation modification (SRM) geoengineering strategies are gaining momentum as short-term climate...
View ArticleThe scramble to keep up with multiple wildfires on Colorado’s Front Range
At least four wildfires on Colorado’s populous Front Range have caused thousands of people to evacuate and one death. None of the fires are under control and conditions are ripe for more to start. The...
View ArticleZoo hails birth of ‘one of world’s rarest animals’
Chester Zoo has celebrated the birth of what it said was one of the rarest animals on earth. The Cheshire attraction said the Persian onager was born to mum Azita after a year-long pregnancy. Onagers...
View ArticleHerders caught between conflict and climate change in the northern Congo Basin
In May 2024, local media in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that Mbororo herders had moved from the northern province of Bas-Uélé to neighboring Nord-Ubangi, signaling that ongoing tensions...
View ArticleOrganized poaching of Javan rhinos in Indonesia exposes major security failures
PANDEGLANG/JAKARTA, Indonesia — A recent revelation that up to 26 Javan rhinos may have been poached, out of a total population of 70-odd, has come as a major blow to conservation efforts in Indonesia....
View ArticleIn the wake of Bangladesh’s deadliest dengue outbreak, researchers respond
In Bangladesh, regular cycles of heat and rain have long cultivated dense populations of insects, and, by extension, the diseases they carry. Dengue fever was first confirmed in Bangladesh 60 years...
View ArticleAnts perform life-saving amputations on injured nestmates, study finds
Ants perform amputations on injured nestmates to save their lives, according to a new study. The research published in the journal Current Biology found that Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus...
View ArticleNew datasets identify which crops deforest the Amazon, and where
A series of recently published data is shining a new light on patterns of deforestation in the Amazon, revealing where crops, cattle ranching and mining are encroaching on the rainforest. Several...
View ArticleVietnam sentences yet another energy expert over renewables research
Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison late last month, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. Vietnam’s government has not made any recent...
View ArticleBrazil’s Carvalho to lead ISA following predecessor’s controversial term
Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been named the next secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) after winning an election that could change the course of the prospective...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap
Derren Fox/BAS Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world’s biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along...
View ArticleThe Sunday Story: The Promise of America’s Natural Gas
The U.S. is the largest exporter of natural gas in the world. And Louisiana’s Gulf Coast is where much of America’s natural gas is piped in to be liquified for export. Over the last twenty years,...
View ArticleWyoming offers to sell land to Grand Teton park — or it could go to developers
Wyoming lawmakers have given two years for the Grand Teton National Park to buy the Kelly Parcel for $100 million. But the pristine land has become a bargaining chip for other things too. (Image...
View ArticleAs climate change shakes up global map of venomous snakes, health risks abound
Found in the forests of western sub-Saharan Africa, the West African Gaboon viper is considered one of the most venomous snakes in existence. Despite moving slowly, it can attack suddenly, both forward...
View ArticleResilient giants: How the world’s oldest trees stand tall against climate...
Have you ever stood beneath a towering tree and gazed up at its expansive canopy? As you tilt your head back, have you considered the profound history embedded in its branches? Picture the countless...
View ArticleMexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishing
MEXICO CITY — The representative of a prominent advocacy group for Mexico’s fishing industry was killed in July after speaking out against organized crime in Baja California, where illegal fishing is...
View ArticleIn a fight to save a rare bird, Indigenous communities in Guyana are winning
During an expedition to southern Guyana in 2000, researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Kansas were surprised to see a red siskin flying overhead. A small bird with a bright...
View ArticleIn Brazil’s Amazon, land invasions — and fires — threaten a protected reserve
BOM JARDIM, Brazil – Amid corn fields and pastures, miles of barbed wire enclose an island of pristine rainforest, likely next in line to be razed. Just beyond, in the Gurupi Biological Reserve, a web...
View ArticleWater companies face £168m fines over sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines by the industry regulator over historic sewage spills. The proposal will now go to public consultation and is part of Ofwat’s...
View ArticleRaw materials become high-value bioeconomy goods at an Amazon science park
BELÉM, Brazil — Two white-coated lab technicians, surrounded by whirring machines and sterile workstations, drip liquids into beakers and analyze data on computer screens. A collection of Amazonian...
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