In response, some scientists and health advocates are pushing for a “Six Classes” framework that evaluates entire groups of chemicals, or chemically related subgroups, together, flagging them for scrutiny before harm is documented rather than after.
A Bonobo Named Kanzi Could Play Pretend, Challenging Ideas About Animal Imaginations
Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo.
Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo.
From Endangered to Invasive: Rare Ocelot Spotted on Mexico’s Cozumel Island
Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are declining across much of their range, from the U.S. state of Texas all the way to Uruguay.
Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are declining across much of their range, from the U.S. state of Texas all the way to Uruguay.
By Protecting Tigers ‘We Save So Much More,’ Says Debbie Banks
Tiger populations have risen in some countries, such as Bhutan, Nepal and India, but the global population of the big cat species remains critically endangered.
Tiger populations have risen in some countries, such as Bhutan, Nepal and India, but the global population of the big cat species remains critically endangered.
Toucans Reintroduced 50 Years Ago Disperse Seeds of Endangered Trees in Brazil
Researchers tracked ariel toucans (Ramphastos ariel) through the Tijuca forest for a full year, logging every plant species it consumed compared with a list of 101 native plant species the bird had historically interacted with.
Researchers tracked ariel toucans (Ramphastos ariel) through the Tijuca forest for a full year, logging every plant species it consumed compared with a list of 101 native plant species the bird had historically interacted with.
At Dusk in Kenya’s Caves, Scientists Study the Hidden Lives of Bats
Research shows that many bat species are highly sensitive to disturbances, sometimes abandoning their roosts, with damaging consequences.
Research shows that many bat species are highly sensitive to disturbances, sometimes abandoning their roosts, with damaging consequences.
Conservationists Are Burning Out — and Some Are Breaking
Part of the strain reflects the condition of the natural world. Wildlife populations have fallen sharply in recent decades, ecosystems are being degraded, and climate risks continue to mount.
Part of the strain reflects the condition of the natural world. Wildlife populations have fallen sharply in recent decades, ecosystems are being degraded, and climate risks continue to mount.
Brazil Is Both the World’s Environmental Treasure and Its Most Exposed Victim (Commentary)
Brazil is one of the countries most exposed to climate breakdown and the one with the most power to slow it. Its failure to act on either front is becoming an economic and political emergency.
Brazil is one of the countries most exposed to climate breakdown and the one with the most power to slow it. Its failure to act on either front is becoming an economic and political emergency.
How a Community Defended Its Ancestral Forest From Logging
Their biocultural map revealed a long history of occupation that colonial records and modern conservation maps had largely overlooked.
Their biocultural map revealed a long history of occupation that colonial records and modern conservation maps had largely overlooked.
Study Finds Livestock Pushing Lions Away From Shared Rangeland in Kenya
Researchers suggest lions are responding not just to immediate encounters with herders but to past grazing pressure and perceived long-term risk.
Researchers suggest lions are responding not just to immediate encounters with herders but to past grazing pressure and perceived long-term risk.
Why Saving Seagrass Meadows Could Help Save the World’s Coastlines
Experts point out that seagrass brings multiple other benefits, such as improving water quality that helps the marine environment, including coral reefs.
Experts point out that seagrass brings multiple other benefits, such as improving water quality that helps the marine environment, including coral reefs.
If Florida Reefs Aren’t Protected, Storms Will Increase Flooding & Costs: Study
The study finds that future coral reef degradation will increase the annual risk of flooding to people by 42% and to buildings by 47%.
The study finds that future coral reef degradation will increase the annual risk of flooding to people by 42% and to buildings by 47%.
Indonesia’s Orangutan Trafficking Cases Reveal Need for a Change in Approach (Commentary)
Seizures of trafficked orangutans have been in the news often lately, and the nation needs to make trafficking of animals such as these unprofitable, unviable and socially unacceptable.
Seizures of trafficked orangutans have been in the news often lately, and the nation needs to make trafficking of animals such as these unprofitable, unviable and socially unacceptable.
Plastic, from Home and Abroad, Spills Into Türkiye’s Waters
The resulting pollution is taking a toll on riverine and marine ecosystems, including important sea turtle nesting sites.
The resulting pollution is taking a toll on riverine and marine ecosystems, including important sea turtle nesting sites.
Thai Data Center Boom Sparks Fears of Water Shortage, Air Pollution
Residents and farmers in Chonburi and Rayong provinces say they fear the facilities will intensify water shortages and pollution in a region already struggling with industrial impacts.
Residents and farmers in Chonburi and Rayong provinces say they fear the facilities will intensify water shortages and pollution in a region already struggling with industrial impacts.
How Elephants Experience Time and What This Tells Us About Protecting Them
“How we envision an animal’s relationship to time influences whether we see them as feeling, remembering beings. My aim is to encourage a more dynamic view of their place in the world when we recognize them as equally temporal beings.”
“How we envision an animal’s relationship to time influences whether we see them as feeling, remembering beings. My aim is to encourage a more dynamic view of their place in the world when we recognize them as equally temporal beings.”