‘Extinct’ Guam kingfisher takes flight again after nearly 40 years
Caretakers released six Guam kingfishers, a bird species known locally as sihek, into the wild on Palmyra Atoll on Sept. 23, marking their first free flight in nearly four decades and a triumphant...
View ArticleMeta to buy 3.9 million carbon credits from controversial tree plantations
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, recently closed a deal to buy 1.3 million carbon removal credits from commercial tree plantations in Latin America, with an option for an additional...
View ArticleEarthshot Prize announces 15 finalists solving urgent environmental challenges
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize has announced its 15 finalists at the Earthshot Innovation Summit held Sept. 24 in New York. Launched in 2020, the prize is given annually to encourage and sustain...
View ArticleWreckage shows how Titan’s hull came apart
An analysis of the wreckage of OceanGate’s Titan submersible has revealed how its hull came apart. Images of the craft’s pieces scattered across the sea floor show the carbon fibre hull had separated...
View ArticleWhy the Maxakali people are calling on their spirits to recover the Atlantic...
MAXAKALI INDIGENOUS LAND, Brazil — Instead of cattle, the Indigenous. And nothing else changes in the landscape as soon as one crosses the sign announcing the entrance to the Maxakali Indigenous Land....
View ArticleRSPCA launches review of farm animal welfare scheme
Getty Images Animal welfare inspectors have been sent into more than 200 farms amid claims one of the UK’s largest food certification schemes is failing to enforce legal standards, the BBC has...
View ArticleFears of big, bad wolves behind India attacks are without evidence, experts say
Bahraich district in north India has seen a troubling spate of wild animal attacks over the last several months. Ten people, mostly children, have been killed, and another 35 have been injured....
View ArticleSevere floods causing health problems in south Bangladesh
The worst floods that Bangladesh has seen in decades occurred in August, displacing millions. Many people are still struggling to rebuild their lives and find sources of income. (Image credit: Fatima...
View ArticleQueen’s Brian May quits RSPCA over its food welfare label
PA Media Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has quit as the RSPCA’s vice-president over what he called “damning evidence” of animal welfare failings related to its food certification label. BBC News...
View ArticleEU dismisses calls to delay deforestation law amid global backlash
The European Union has stood firm on its new deforestation law, rejecting calls from global agricultural exporters to push back its implementation. Despite opposition from Brazil, China, India and the...
View ArticleSmall snails make big comeback in French Polynesia
On the tropical island of Moorea in French Polynesia, a species of snail about the size of a Skittle candy is cause for celebration. On September 2024, researchers found adult Partula tohiveana snails...
View ArticleIndigenous communities can decide for themselves on carbon market risks...
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has had a rough year. A hotly contested but eye-popping critique of the efficacy of allegedly up to 90% of carbon credits captured attention in early 2023, followed...
View ArticlePenguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg
Getty Images In May a huge iceberg broke off from an Antarctic ice shelf, drifted, and came to a stop – right in front of “maybe the world’s unluckiest” penguins. Like a door shutting, the iceberg’s...
View ArticleBrazil’s race to approve the end of the Amazon: The BR-319 highway needs a...
The proposed reconstruction of Brazil’s BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway (Figure 1) needs a new environmental impact assessment (EIA). No rational decision can be made on going ahead with this...
View ArticleAn ‘abomination’ of a sub – and the boss convinced Titan was safe
BBC “I saw five people smiling, looking forward to their journey.” That was Renata Rojas’ recollection of her time on a support ship with five people bound for the Titanic wreck. They were about to...
View ArticleSpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts
Space X has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni...
View ArticleCanine distemper likely infecting & killing Nepal’s leopards, study shows
KATHMANDU — Canine distemper virus is likely circulating among Nepal’s common leopards (Panthera pardus), causing deaths, according to a recent genetic study that also traced the virus lineage in...
View ArticleThe Amazon is ablaze again. What it means for us (commentary)
In 2019, the world watched in horror as images of the Amazon rainforest ablaze flooded the news. Over 70,000 wildfires raged uncontrollably, killing wildlife, filling hospitals with patients...
View ArticleSpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams,...
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