The system was most effective at finding species with idiosyncratic shapes, like shark fins and seahorses, but also detected sea cucumbers with 86% accuracy.
Global Ocean Faces ‘Deepening Crisis,’ but Governance Is Improving: UN Report
Those warnings are detailed in the third U.N. World Ocean Assessment, released June 8 and authored by approximately 600 experts from 86 countries.
Those warnings are detailed in the third U.N. World Ocean Assessment, released June 8 and authored by approximately 600 experts from 86 countries.
We Must Prevent the Next Pandemic, Not Build Perfect Conditions for It (Commentary)
Beside the lopsided coverage of affected populations, both outbreaks point to the fact that these events are not isolated biological accidents, but predictable consequences of the ecological, economic, and political systems we have built.
Beside the lopsided coverage of affected populations, both outbreaks point to the fact that these events are not isolated biological accidents, but predictable consequences of the ecological, economic, and political systems we have built.
The Long and Winding Road to Safe Highways: Inside the Global Movement to Reconnect Habitat
Across the globe, roads pose a deadly physical threat to wildlife and fragment the landscapes animals need to move through to survive.
Across the globe, roads pose a deadly physical threat to wildlife and fragment the landscapes animals need to move through to survive.
Plastic Food Packaging Blankets the World’s Coastlines, Study Finds
Plastic pollution harms marine life and disrupts ecological services provided by coastal ecosystems like mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass.
Plastic pollution harms marine life and disrupts ecological services provided by coastal ecosystems like mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass.
Illegal E-Waste Trade Turns Bangladesh Into Net Importer
Forty companies imported e-waste between 2022 and 2025, according to the National Board of Revenue, amid weak enforcement and poor oversight.
Forty companies imported e-waste between 2022 and 2025, according to the National Board of Revenue, amid weak enforcement and poor oversight.
Europe Removes Record Number of Dams in 2025 to Restore Rivers, Help Species
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years.
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years.
In Bangladesh, Scientists Learn What Happens After Rescued Pangolins Return to the Wild
In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
Sri Lanka Bans Single-Use Plastic Bottles at Government Events, Charges for Plastic Bags
The Indian Ocean island generates an estimated 250,000 metric tons of plastic waste annually, but only a small fraction is recycled, with much of the waste ending up in landfills, waterways and the ocean.
The Indian Ocean island generates an estimated 250,000 metric tons of plastic waste annually, but only a small fraction is recycled, with much of the waste ending up in landfills, waterways and the ocean.
The Global Trafficking Ring Preying on a Rare Golden Monkey From Brazil
Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
Nature’s Feedback Loops Can Drive Collapse. Thomas Crowther Thinks They Can Also Drive Recovery
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Household Mosquito Repellents May Stop Bumblebees From Finding Their Way Home
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
Australia Is Failing to Meet Its Environment Targets, Argues Ecologist
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Nepal’s Rhododendron Tourism Sparks Unchecked Liquor Trade Concerns
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
The Most Underfunded Climate Opportunities May Be at Sea
Ocean philanthropy has long focused on conservation, fisheries, and coastal livelihoods, but climate change is now threatening many of those gains while also making the ocean central to mitigation through offshore wind, cleaner shipping, blue carbon, and coastal resilience.
Ocean philanthropy has long focused on conservation, fisheries, and coastal livelihoods, but climate change is now threatening many of those gains while also making the ocean central to mitigation through offshore wind, cleaner shipping, blue carbon, and coastal resilience.
Why Are People Buying Pet Ants?
Move over cats and dogs. There’s a new hot favorite pet in town: ants.
Move over cats and dogs. There’s a new hot favorite pet in town: ants.