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Bees Swim Toward Darker Spots for Survival
When a bee crashes into water, it may still be able to swim to safety.
When a bee crashes into water, it may still be able to swim to safety.
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.
As Rocket Launches Increase, They May Be Polluting the Skies
Research suggests that rocket exhaust and debris could be threatening the ozone layer, though uncertainties persist.
Research suggests that rocket exhaust and debris could be threatening the ozone layer, though uncertainties persist.
As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“I had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.”
“I had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.”
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.
Giving a Voice to the Unheard: Opportunities for Including Indigenous Knowledges in the IPCC
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
Phantom Load Straining Already Maxed Out Electrical Grid
Most phantom load energy is used by devices with remote controls, indicator lights, motion sensors or timers, like a gaming system control box with a small light or a microwave with a clock.
Most phantom load energy is used by devices with remote controls, indicator lights, motion sensors or timers, like a gaming system control box with a small light or a microwave with a clock.
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.
Indigenous Tribes Upset at Cargill’s Continuing Exploitation of Brazil’s Amazon
Brazil is a global leader in agricultural exports, shipping a record 109 million tons of soybeans in 2025.
Brazil is a global leader in agricultural exports, shipping a record 109 million tons of soybeans in 2025.
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.
Songbirds Socialise Mid-Flight During Migration
A study from the University of Illinois reveals that migrating songbirds communicate with different species during nocturnal flights.
A study from the University of Illinois reveals that migrating songbirds communicate with different species during nocturnal flights.
Creating a Sea Urchin ‘Baby Formula’ to Help Save Our Reefs
How scientists are boosting baby sea urchin survival to restore fragile Caribbean coral ecosystems
Can a sea urchin baby formula save reefs? Discover how scientists boost survival to restore coral ecosystems.
Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay
After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple — as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple — as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
How Protecting Wilderness Could Mean Purposefully Tending It, Not Just Leaving It Alone
New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, where the Chihuahuan Desert converges with the Rocky Mountains, was the first to receive a formal wilderness designation in 1924.
New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, where the Chihuahuan Desert converges with the Rocky Mountains, was the first to receive a formal wilderness designation in 1924.
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.