Scientists caution that the data represent the average for the Earth’s year-round weather and don’t mean that the climate has exceeded the Paris Agreement threshold of 1.5°C (2.7°F).
World’s Record Heat Is Worsening Air Pollution and Health in Global South
Heat domes intensify unhealthy air pollution from vehicles, industry, wildfires and dust storms.
Heat domes intensify unhealthy air pollution from vehicles, industry, wildfires and dust storms.
Right Whales Can Live to 130, but in North America They Die Young
The research draws attention to the plight of North Atlantic right whales, which are critically endangered.
The research draws attention to the plight of North Atlantic right whales, which are critically endangered.
Indonesia’s Voracious Songbird Trade Laps up Rare and Poisonous Pitohuis
Researchers analyzing bird market surveys over a 30-year period have found that pitohuis first entered the trade in 2015, both online and in bird markets, and their trade numbers have since increased.
Researchers analyzing bird market surveys over a 30-year period have found that pitohuis first entered the trade in 2015, both online and in bird markets, and their trade numbers have since increased.
‘You Have to Be Passionate’: Interview with Turtle Survival Alliance’s Hery Razafimamonjiraibe
Against this backdrop, tortoise conservationist Hery Razafimamonjiraibe spoke with Mongabay about how his team manages threats working in often isolated conditions in the south of the country.
Against this backdrop, tortoise conservationist Hery Razafimamonjiraibe spoke with Mongabay about how his team manages threats working in often isolated conditions in the south of the country.
One Atlas to Map All Ecosystems on Earth: Interview With Yana Gevorgyan
The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world.
The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world.
It’s Time for a U.N. ‘Universal Declaration on Nature’ (Commentary)
Nature needs an equivalent to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a new op-ed argues.
Nature needs an equivalent to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a new op-ed argues.
What Singing Lemurs Can Tell Us About the Origin of Music
The finding that these “singing lemurs” produce rhythmic calls provides an evolutionary pathway that may explain the origin of music.
The finding that these “singing lemurs” produce rhythmic calls provides an evolutionary pathway that may explain the origin of music.
Bangladesh Must Move From ‘Fast Fashion’ to ‘Defashion’ to Improve Human & Ecological Wellbeing (Commentary)
A pivot away from ‘fast fashion’ toward previously cherished and traditional dress systems that have been erased by global tastes — which is called ‘defashion’ — should begin with the reclamation of garment workers’ environment and traditional skills.
A pivot away from ‘fast fashion’ toward previously cherished and traditional dress systems that have been erased by global tastes — which is called ‘defashion’ — should begin with the reclamation of garment workers’ environment and traditional skills.
Climate Change Fueled Record Extreme Weather Events in 2024
While the record-breaking weather of 2024 wasn’t surprising, “it was alarming,” report co-author Ben Clarke, a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, U.K., told Mongabay by email.
While the record-breaking weather of 2024 wasn’t surprising, “it was alarming,” report co-author Ben Clarke, a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, U.K., told Mongabay by email.
Marine Protection Efforts in 2024 Were Still a Drop in the Ocean
In 2022, the world agreed at a U.N. biodiversity summit to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water by 2030.
In 2022, the world agreed at a U.N. biodiversity summit to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water by 2030.
After Trial and Error, Mexican Fishers Find Key to Reforesting a Mangrove Haven
When David Borbón first arrived in the village of El Delgadito in 1980, it was a paradise with seemingly unlimited natural resources.
When David Borbón first arrived in the village of El Delgadito in 1980, it was a paradise with seemingly unlimited natural resources.
Warming Threatens Flies More than Bees, Raising Pollination Concerns
New research shows flies can tolerate temperatures 2.3°C lower than bees before losing motor function, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change and raising concerns about their crucial role as the world’s second most important pollinators.
New research shows flies can tolerate temperatures 2.3°C lower than bees before losing motor function, making them particularly vulnerable to climate change and raising concerns about their crucial role as the world’s second most important pollinators.
New Evidence Spells Massive Trouble for World’s Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras
Scientists call for immediate actions to prevent extinction, regulate trade and manage shark fisheries to promote sustainability.
Scientists call for immediate actions to prevent extinction, regulate trade and manage shark fisheries to promote sustainability.
Bangladesh Adopts New Technology to Fight Wildlife Crimes
Experts say use of technology helps deploy the country’s limited resources to address wildlife crime and prevent wildlife deaths more effectively.
Experts say use of technology helps deploy the country’s limited resources to address wildlife crime and prevent wildlife deaths more effectively.
Massive Tortoise Rewilding in Madagascar’s Spiny Forest Strives to Save Fraught Species
The conservation program has so far rewilded 4,000 individuals into suitably intact forests surrounded by communities with a long-standing cultural affinity for the species.
The conservation program has so far rewilded 4,000 individuals into suitably intact forests surrounded by communities with a long-standing cultural affinity for the species.