Every day, people protect what matters. These are their stories.
Camera traps in Thailand have captured adorable passersby with significant implication for the country’s conservation efforts. While these furry creatures might look like your average house cat, they’re actually wild flat-headed cats (Prionailurus planiceps). These extremely rare wild felines weigh ...
Savvy tea drinkers know used bags can enrich gardens and compost, reducing waste. These sustainable practices promote a healthier environment.
Teeming with undiscovered life, Earth's biodiversity astounds as scientists uncover new species at a record pace, hinting at countless more mysteries waiting to be unveiled.
Thousands of photographers from 109 countries competed for the prestigious 2025 reFocus Awards, culminating in the selection of the year's most captivating visual storytellers.
Reptiles once languished in public perception - feared, misunderstood, and rarely appreciated for their unique beauty. But a new era dawns as specialists and artists celebrate their captivating diversity.
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Backsliding on the environment in 2025 - political leaders in the U.S. and beyond doubled down on fossil fuels, slashing protections for lands, waters, and wildlife.
Rhett Ayers Butler, founder of Mongabay, shares insights from his life in the shadow of the Dauphiné Alps, where limestone cliffs and horned ibex inspire a vision for rewilding France's battered landscape.
The past year saw a tidal wave of progress in ocean policy, with landmark multilateral wins, record-breaking conservation funding, and a growing push to safeguard 30% of the world's seas by 2030.
Uncharted realms of life emerge as scientists race to catalog Earth's boundless biodiversity, a new study reveals. Centuries after Linnaeus' pioneering taxonomy, the quest to name every living organism endures.
Getting that annual check-up can feel daunting for anyone. For a 140-pound leopard whiptail ray (Himantura leoparda) living at the New England Aquarium in Boston, it’s a whole other animal. At the weight of an adult human with a four-foot-three-inch wingspan, just moving the giant fish from its habi...
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Unsung heroes of conservation have gone beyond passion, restoring ecosystems and inspiring communities to coexist with nature across India's diverse landscapes.
A stunning new carnivorous plant, found clinging to remote limestone cliffs in the Philippines, may already face extinction due to its tiny, isolated range.
A new study using satellite nightlight data reveals that more than half of the world s coastal settlements have retreated inland over the past 30 years in response to intensifying climate hazards. The study coauthored by University of Copenhagen researchers also identified regions moving towards the...
The evidence was clearer than ever, but public attention dwindled as governments softened environmental commitments and corporations obscured their obligations.
Gregg Treinish's passion for the outdoors blossomed unexpectedly, leading him to found Adventure Scientists - a nonprofit harnessing adventurers to gather critical data for conservation and research.
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary's timeless rhythm captivates in Baiju Patil's photograph, where a snakebird emerges from the water, fish in beak, as a heron stands poised, a fleeting moment distilled from years of preparation.
A vibrant orange frog, just over a centimeter long, has been discovered in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, captivating researchers with its miniature size - smaller than an average fingernail.
Across Africa, conservation is a labor question. The work is done by people who walk long hours, sleep badly, and work in dangerous circumstances, often with meager pay.
Beneath the ocean's surface, a hidden world teeters on the edge of irreversible change as deep-sea mining trials uncover localized biodiversity loss in one of Earth's last frontiers.
Forget email and texting - Australia's wombats have a unique way of communicating: through their poop. New research reveals these marsupials use their distinctive scat to relay messages across their territory.
