Cambodian environment minister bans logging at tycoon’s Cardamoms hydropower...
PHNOM PENH — In a rare move to combat forest crimes, Cambodian Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth on Sept. 2 banned all forest clearance at the site of a dam project in the country’s southwest. The...
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The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
Every five years, farmers and agricultural lobbyists descend on Capitol Hill to debate the farm bill, a massive food and agriculture funding bill that helps families afford groceries, pays out farmers...
View ArticleIn Mexico, scientists race to save Marietas Islands’ corals from ocean warming
The corals of the Marietas Islands, a pair of small islands in Mexico’s Pacific Ocean, have survived record-high temperatures and uncontrolled tourism triggered by the sudden international fame of...
View ArticleUK to finish with coal power after 142 years
PA Media The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal – ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country’s last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes...
View ArticleHistoric flooding strands hundreds in North Carolina. And, Hezbollah leader...
Tropical storm Helene has left western North Carolina with catastrophic damage from historic flooding to a loss of power for thousands. And, Lebanon mourning the loss of Hezbollah leader. (Image...
View ArticleEver-smarter consumer electronics push world toward environmental brink
In recent decades, the electronics industry experienced meteoric growth as it swiftly invented and marketed a galaxy of novel products for consumers hungry for the next innovation, better performance...
View ArticleCanada’s 2023 wildfires doubled the previous burning record
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the nation’s history. More than 15 million hectares (37 million acres), an area roughly the size of Ireland, burned between April and October, a new...
View ArticleJoyful welcome by stranded astronauts for SpaceX capsule crew
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were...
View ArticleS. Korea dune merchant, 72, held over sand mining in Indonesia mangrove forest
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a 72-year-old South Korean national for allegedly running a sand quarrying operation in a protected forest area in West Sulawesi province....
View ArticleThese scientists are trying to build a fungal-resistant future
Over six million fungal species are believed to inhabit planet Earth. Outsmarting them is the work of Arturo Casadevall‘s lifetime. What If Fungi Win? is the question at the heart of Arturo’s new book,...
View ArticleCelestún refuge fights illegal fishing & helps revive species in Mexico’s...
A decade ago, the overfishing of sea cucumber (Isostichopus badionotus) was the center of controversy in Celestún, a small community in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Extraction of the coveted species...
View ArticleSocial media influencers’ bad behavior with marine wildlife is risky for...
Many of us have likely come across that viral video on social media – a young woman touching the back of a large, possibly pregnant, great white shark, swimming alongside it for about 10 seconds....
View ArticleNGOs say EU Commission must act on Greece oil activity in whale habitat
Environmental NGOs are urging the European Commission to pursue their complaint about Greece’s approval of offshore oil and gas concessions in a crucial habitat for whales, after the executive body...
View ArticleIn the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species
Flying spaghetti monsters, Casper octopus, and a fish that looks like a Muppet are just a few of the rare creatures found on a previously unknown underwater mountain off the coast of Chile. During...
View ArticlePatent filings help scientists predict patterns in wildlife trade
Economists have long made the case that regulations foster greater innovation by business players. This apparently also applies to businesses involved in the wildlife trade, new research suggests. In...
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The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.
Thousand-foot-long ships chug through the Panama Canal’s waters each day, over the submerged stumps of a forgotten forest and by the banks of a new one, its canopies full of screeching parrots and...
View Article‘Mermaids’ dive to study and protect Mexican fishing grounds
Esmeralda Albañez used to be afraid of the sea. Just thinking about it would conjure up images of darkness, of how deep and unknown it was to her. Coming from a family of fishers and having grown up...
View ArticleFly brain breakthrough ‘huge leap’ to unlock human mind
MRC/Nature They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates – all this with a brain that’s tinier than a pinhead. Now for the first time scientists researching the brain of a...
View ArticleControversial US marine geoengineering test delayed until next year
A controversial experiment to field-test a way to quickly sequester more carbon in the world’s oceans has been pushed back until 2025, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The...
View ArticleUK & Dutch banks invest $55 million in controversial Cerrado tree farms
The U.K. government and Dutch development bank FMO committed $55 million toward commercial tree plantations primarily in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna. The agreement, announced Sep. 24, was struck with...
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