The red sand boa is a non-venomous snake that thrives in dry scrublands and grasslands that offer loose sand the snake can burrow into and hide as it awaits its prey.
Environment
Saving the Ryukyu Rabbit Tick: The Posterchild of Parasite Conservation
This endangered invertebrate is harmless to humans — and rabbits. Saving it from extinction might even benefit both species.
This endangered invertebrate is harmless to humans — and rabbits. Saving it from extinction might even benefit both species.
Canadian Global Alignment With Sustainability Standards
How are the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board revolutionizing sustainability reporting in Canada through globally aligned standards?
How are the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board revolutionizing sustainability reporting in Canada through globally aligned standards?
We Need a Data Revolution to Avert Climate Disaster
Next generation visualisation tools can help mobilise action at a global scale.
Next generation visualisation tools can help mobilise action at a global scale.
Increase in Gibbon Trafficking Into India Has Conservationists Worried
With oversized and inquisitive eyes, an infant-like expressive face, and a palette of thick, furry coats ranging from beige to black, gibbons tick all the right boxes to be called “cute” and “cuddly.”
With oversized and inquisitive eyes, an infant-like expressive face, and a palette of thick, furry coats ranging from beige to black, gibbons tick all the right boxes to be called “cute” and “cuddly.”
Human Use of Fire Has Produced an Era of Uncontrolled Burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene
I’m a historian of fire, and my reply is that we have both a narrative and an analog.
I’m a historian of fire, and my reply is that we have both a narrative and an analog.
Graphene: The ‘Miracle Material’ Bridging Science Fiction With Everyday Life
Energy applications are also on the horizon.
Energy applications are also on the horizon.
Climate Change Primed LA to Burn — Catastrophically
A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.
A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.
Fashion Has a Coal Problem, but the Solutions Are Electrifying (Commentary)
Garment factories burning coal is bad, and must stop.
Garment factories burning coal is bad, and must stop.
Vietnam Grapples With ‘Alarming Popularity’ of Online Illegal Wildlife Trade
The rise of the online wildlife trade is a menace globally: The enhanced anonymity, ease of online transactions and range of evasive tactics deployed by online traffickers typically hampers investigation and prosecution efforts.
The rise of the online wildlife trade is a menace globally: The enhanced anonymity, ease of online transactions and range of evasive tactics deployed by online traffickers typically hampers investigation and prosecution efforts.
Trump’s Assault on Foreign Aid Threatens Brazil’s Efforts to Fight Deforestation and Poverty
Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that progress?
Previous support and pledges from the United States have helped to slow forest loss in Brazil. Will Trump reverse that progress?
Moving from Climate Doomerism to Optimism Through Humor
How organizations like NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) are using comedy to keep environmental issues top of mind.
How organizations like NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) are using comedy to keep environmental issues top of mind.
Climate Change Driving Surge in Atmospheric Rivers
Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of water vapor that form in the mid to high latitudes.
Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of water vapor that form in the mid to high latitudes.
2025’s Top Ecofriendly Companies
Let’s take a look at some of the top sustainability products for 2025 that can save the planet, and possibly save you some money too.
Let’s take a look at some of the top sustainability products for 2025 that can save the planet, and possibly save you some money too.
LA Wildfires Release Toxic Chemicals That Threaten Wildlife, Experts Say
The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of synthetic materials that, when burned, release chemicals toxic to both humans and wildlife.
The ongoing Los Angeles fires have burned more than 16,000 structures, many of them full of synthetic materials that, when burned, release chemicals toxic to both humans and wildlife.
What Trump’s Executive Action Could Do to Offshore Wind
A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.
A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.