Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber
Efforts to protect tropical forests in Southeast Asia for the carbon they store may fail because protection payments are too low. A new study...
Previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of Adélie penguins discovered in Antarctica
In a paper released on March 2nd in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists announced the discovery of a previously unknown 'supercolony' of more...
Fossilised plant leaf wax provides new tool for understanding ancient climates
New research has outlined a new methodology for estimating ancient atmospheric water content based on fossil plant leaf waxes.
Spring is springing earlier in polar regions than across the rest of earth
For every 10 degrees north from the equator you move, spring arrives about four days earlier than it did a decade ago, according to...
No laughing matter, yet humor inspires climate change activism
Melting icecaps, mass flooding, megadroughts and erratic weather are no laughing matter. However, a new study shows that humor can be an effective means...
Smartphones and data centers harm the environment, study shows
Data centres and smartphones will be the most damaging information and communications technologies to the environment by 2040, according to new research.
Virus that lives in Yellowstone hot springs described
A new study explains how a lemon-shaped virus assembles itself and how the virus ejects the DNA it carries into host cells.
Food abundance driving conflict in Africa, not food scarcity
In Africa, food abundance may be driving violent conflict rather than food scarcity, according to a new study. The study refutes the notion that...
Cambodia’s last leopards on brink of extinction
A new study has confirmed that the world's last breeding population of leopards in Cambodia is at immediate risk of extinction, having declined an...
Just conservation is where environmental issues and social justice commingle
Social justice and environmental conservation are considered great values in our society. However, in some conservation efforts, conflicts arise.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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