Ugly animals also serve a purpose and should be protected.
Environment
Large Birds Can Boost Forest Carbon Storage — If Deforestation Doesn’t Interfere
Species such as the toco toucan, dusky-legged guan and curl-crested jay help transport fruit seeds to degraded areas.
Species such as the toco toucan, dusky-legged guan and curl-crested jay help transport fruit seeds to degraded areas.
Home Air Conditioning Gets a Little Greener
Harnessing solar energy for cooling is a game-changer. Solar-powered A/C units use photovoltaic panels to convert sunlight into electricity, significantly reducing reliance on the grid and lowering electric bills.
Harnessing solar energy for cooling is a game-changer. Solar-powered A/C units use photovoltaic panels to convert sunlight into electricity, significantly reducing reliance on the grid and lowering electric bills.
Know Your Salamander: To Conserve Amphibians, Study Their Intelligence (Commentary)
Salamanders possess number system and memory post hibernation, and they show evidence of self-recognition, spatial reward learning and associating color with reward. Despite having a relatively simple brain structure, salamanders are capable of complex cognition, which can be used to save them from extinction.
Salamanders possess number system and memory post hibernation, and they show evidence of self-recognition, spatial reward learning and associating color with reward. Despite having a relatively simple brain structure, salamanders are capable of complex cognition, which can be used to save them from extinction.
Electric Vehicles a Boon for Nevada’s Economy, Workers and Environment, Say Groups
Nevada is leading most states in new electric vehicle and battery manufacturing investments, and advocates want to highlight their benefits.
Nevada is leading most states in new electric vehicle and battery manufacturing investments, and advocates want to highlight their benefits.
As Reservoirs Go Dry, Mexico City and Bogotá Are Staring Down ‘Day Zero’
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
Saving the Purple Martins From Extinction in 2024
I bet you didn’t know that Purple Martins were in trouble and in need of our help to save them from extinction.
I bet you didn’t know that Purple Martins were in trouble and in need of our help to save them from extinction.
Burning Wood Is Not ‘Renewable Energy,’ So Why Do Policymakers Pretend It Is?
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, reporter Justin Catanoso speaks with Rachel Donald about the single largest emitter of CO2 in the U.K., biomass firm Drax, which is trying to open two wood pellet plants in the state of California.
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, reporter Justin Catanoso speaks with Rachel Donald about the single largest emitter of CO2 in the U.K., biomass firm Drax, which is trying to open two wood pellet plants in the state of California.
A New Satellite Could Help Solve One of Our Climate’s Biggest Mysteries: Clouds
After 23 years and nearly $900 million, EarthCARE is poised to provide an unprecedented look at how clouds and aerosols shape, and respond to, climate change.
After 23 years and nearly $900 million, EarthCARE is poised to provide an unprecedented look at how clouds and aerosols shape, and respond to, climate change.
Summer Reads: Lost Birds, Pummeled Pumas and Climate Anxiety
We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.
We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.
Environmental Impacts of Legal Cannabis
A single pound of commercial marijuana product correlates to over 4,600 pounds of carbon dioxide (C02) emissions produced.
A single pound of commercial marijuana product correlates to over 4,600 pounds of carbon dioxide (C02) emissions produced.
How to Cope With Climate Anxiety
Climate anxiety manifests through various psychological and physical symptoms, including persistent worry, sleep disturbances, a sense of helplessness, and even physical symptoms like heart palpitations and headaches.
Climate anxiety manifests through various psychological and physical symptoms, including persistent worry, sleep disturbances, a sense of helplessness, and even physical symptoms like heart palpitations and headaches.
Indigenous Alaskans Drive Research in a Melting Arctic
The Department of Wildlife Management provides a potential model for collaborations between Indigenous peoples and western researchers — with Indigenous leaders in charge of funding and resource allocation.
The Department of Wildlife Management provides a potential model for collaborations between Indigenous peoples and western researchers — with Indigenous leaders in charge of funding and resource allocation.
Which Nations Are Leaders on EV Production & Adoption?
China has an EV sales share of 29 percent and an impressive number of publicly available fast-charging stations.
China has an EV sales share of 29 percent and an impressive number of publicly available fast-charging stations.
Species Spotlight: The Laguna Mountains Skipper Butterfly — What’s in a Name, Anyway?
These butterflies are no longer present in their namesake range, but a collaboration aims to bring them back.
These butterflies are no longer present in their namesake range, but a collaboration aims to bring them back.
Humans Are Adapting to Climate Change, but the Bigger Picture Is Complicated
As climate change creates more volatile situations across the globe, humans are adapting accordingly.
As climate change creates more volatile situations across the globe, humans are adapting accordingly.