Northern elephant seals likely used sonar ‘dinner bell’ to find food
When eight young northern elephant seals suddenly began showing up at a deep-sea observatory, researchers were taken by surprise. Their repeated visits to the research site, otherwise a speck in the...
View ArticleHow the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon
GAROUA, Cameroon — Ouro Andre, a village in the Lagdo sub division in the North Region of Cameroon, appears desolate on this rainy morning as farmers set out early to till the soil and plant crops....
View ArticleWhy is violence against environmental defenders getting worse? Five things to...
In January 2023, two men mysteriously disappear after speaking out against pollution from a controversial iron ore mine in Michoacán, Mexico. The following March, climate change protesters in Austria...
View ArticleCambodian carbon credit project hit by rights abuse claims is reinstated
PHNOM PENH — Carbon credit certifying agency Verra announced on Sept. 10 that it has lifted the suspension of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project in Cambodia following a roughly 14-month review of the...
View ArticleSelf-medicating gorillas may hold new drugs clues
Getty Images Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists. Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas – and used also by local...
View ArticleAt the debate, Harris made climate change a pocketbook issue
Vice President Harris said the economic costs of climate change are already clear, with homeowners facing skyrocketing insurance prices. (Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)The post At the debate, Harris...
View ArticleExtreme drought pushes Amazon’s main rivers to lowest-ever levels
The world’s attention has turned to the Amazon as the biome’s major rivers have reached their lowest level. Unprecedented drought has turned once-mighty riverbeds into large sandbanks, creating an...
View ArticleThe Gulf Coast is sinking, making hurricanes like Francine even more dangerous
Hurricane Francine barreled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, packing 100 mph winds and sending a surge of water into coastal communities. Because so much of southern...
View ArticleNational parkland in public hands ‘would help nature’
Getty Images Restoring nature in the UK’s national parks is being held back because nearly 90% of their land remains in the hands of private owners, campaigners say. The Campaign for National Parks...
View ArticleMarine ecosystems still overlooked in Indonesia’s new conservation law,...
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s recently updated conservation law continues to prioritize terrestrial protection, raising concerns over much-needed improvements to the management of the country’s rich marine...
View Article‘What a perfect world’: First private spacewalk a success
Two private citizens have performed a spacewalk, becoming the only commercially-funded crew to perform the risky manoeuvre. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and engineer Sarah Gillis stepped out of the...
View ArticleReport links killings to environmental crimes in Peru’s Amazon
Ten years ago, four Indigenous Asháninka environmental defenders were murdered in the forests near their community of Saweto in Peru’s Amazon Ucayali region. In 2023, a court in Pucallpa found three...
View ArticleMystery tremors were from massive nine-day tsunami
Jeff Kerby A massive landslide in a Greenland fjord triggered a wave that “shook the Earth” for nine days. The seismic signal last September was picked up by sensors all over the world, leading...
View ArticleWhy I quit the film industry to work on ecological restoration (commentary)
I’ve spent a significant part of my career exploring and documenting how ecosystems function, and the profound impact humanity has on nature. Over time, I’ve come to recognize that not only is the way...
View ArticleMalaysian court shuts down hydroelectric dam project on Indigenous land
The Indigenous Semai tribe in Malaysia have achieved a significant legal victory in their long-running battle to protect their ancestral land from the impacts of a hydroelectric dam project. The high...
View ArticleThree wildfires in southern California have burned more than 100,000 acres
Three wildfires are burning in southern California, threatening tens of thousands of structures, prompting evacuations and degrading air quality. The post Three wildfires in southern California have...
View ArticleButterfly thieves handed $200,000 fine
An Italian father and his son have been fined 60 million Sri Lankan rupees ($200,000; £150,000) for trying to smuggle hundreds of endemic insects – including 92 species of butterflies – out of a...
View ArticleUgandan oil project linked with massive human rights abuses: Report
The Kingfisher oil project in Uganda operated by a Chinese company has resulted in numerous human rights violations, including forced evictions, inadequate compensation, threats, violence and loss of...
View ArticleHigh Court decision expected on UK coal mine plan
A decision is expected on plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years. High Court judge Justice Holgate is expected to issue his ruling later regarding plans for the facility to...
View ArticleGas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California
In California, gas stoves may come with a health warning label. (Image credit: Steven Senne)The post Gas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California first appeared on...
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