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Warty frogfish thrive in captivity.
Meet Shedd Aquarium's newest star: a juvenile warty frogfish, successfully raised in captivity. This tiny marvel is a testament to dedicated conservation efforts.
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Mimicking natural shapes helps young oysters thrive again.
Want more oysters? Mimicking natural reef shapes dramatically boosts young oyster survival in restoration efforts, a key scientific finding.
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West Africa's quiet plan to protect the high seas.
A new High Seas Treaty, effective January, sparks a race to protect international waters. ECOWAS leads a proposal for a massive marine protected area off West Africa.
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England's recycling gets a quiet overhaul: Here's what's changing (and why it matters).
England's confusing recycling rules are over! New "Simpler Recycling" legislation takes effect Tuesday, standardizing household waste collections nationwide.
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Uganda's rhinos return, painting a vibrant future for its wild spaces.
Rhinos return to Uganda! After 43 years, four southern white rhinos now roam Kidepo Valley National Park, thanks to a breeding sanctuary's reintroduction efforts.
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Singapore's Resort World Sentosa quietly pivots on dolphin care.
Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa casino has stopped sourcing wild dolphins and suspended its breeding program. An expert panel will decide the future of its 20+ Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins.
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Imagine cleaner city air, thanks to these mossy banks.
Europe's motorways are lined with grass, but a new, greener solution is emerging. Roadside moss is gaining attention for its potential to tackle climate and environmental challenges.
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Virunga National Park welcomes another set of rare mountain gorilla twins.
Virunga National Park celebrates a rare event: a second set of mountain gorilla twins born this year! The Baraka family welcomed a male and female, now 2 weeks old, boosting the critically endangered population.
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20,000 New Mangroves Just Helped Rescue a Choked Canal in Tamil Nadu
India's environmental crisis: documentaries often show canals choked with plastic, water buried under waste. But one 3km stretch of Tamil Nadu's Buckingham Canal was different.
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Imagine seabirds flying on newly mapped ocean highways.
Global leaders just united in Brazil to map "marine flyways" for the first time. This isn't just technical; it's a monumental shift in ocean conservation, redefining how we protect migratory species.
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From missing tortoise to found friend: Betty White is home.
Betty White, a 20-year-old Russian tortoise from Oregon's Badger Run Wildlife Rehab, vanished last fall. Months later, she was found hiding under her enclosure, ending her winter-long disappearance.
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Can smart signs finally keep koalas safe on Australian roads?
Koalas face deadly road crossings. New AI cameras in smart road signs detect koalas in real-time, warning drivers and potentially saving countless marsupial lives.
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Settlers plant forests, reclaim land.
Sugarcane dominates western São Paulo, Brazil, where fields meet the Paraná River. This monoculture replaced the Inland Atlantic Forest, a semideciduous seasonal forest, along the São Paulo-Mato Grosso do Sul border.
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Can Myanmar's rare white-bellied heron still find refuge?
Great news for conservation! The critically endangered white-bellied heron, with fewer than 50 mature birds globally, has been confirmed in northern Myanmar's Kachin state.
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Mexico's quiet win: how vanishing logging brought monarchs home.
Monarch butterfly populations wintering in Mexico surged 64% this year, covering 7.24 acres of forest. This comeback is thanks to successful conservation efforts, drastically cutting illegal logging.
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New wetlands welcome a feast for hungry San Francisco Bay fish.
Bay Area fish are starving! While human cuisine thrives, fish food in the San Francisco Estuary has plummeted. A UC Davis study reveals one surprising spot teeming with their next meal.
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NASA's "Blue Marble" Awards just recognized 12 teams for environmental excellence.
NASA is prepping for its next moonwalk simulations—underwater! This comes as the agency recognizes excellence in environmental management, echoing the spirit of Apollo 17's iconic "Blue Marble" view.
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2,000 Iberian lynx roam free, a conservation dream realized.
A lynx playfully batting a rodent like a toy secured Austrian photographer Josef Stefan the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award 2026, with nearly 90,000 votes.
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The laser trick sealing paper without a drop of plastic.
Plastic's sealing power has been unbeatable—even in paper packaging. But new research could finally eliminate plastic and adhesives from paper seals, revolutionizing sustainable packaging.
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Imagine fewer hedgehogs lost to roads: Scientists unveil a new defense.
Hedgehogs hear ultrasound! This discovery could lead to new ultrasonic repellents, potentially saving countless lives by reducing road deaths.
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The surprising reason Sikkim's Lachen village checks cars for plastic.
Entering Lachen, Sikkim? Ditch your plastic bottles. Vehicles are checked for plastic waste, not security. Leave them behind or risk denied entry to this high-altitude village.
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Zambia's wildlife protectors secure a future for elephants.
Zambian authorities arrested 10 individuals with 550 kg (1,212 lbs) of ivory on March 9, thanks to intelligence from the Environmental Investigation Agency. This bust highlights global cooperation's power.
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The quiet tech wizard who made anti-poaching efforts sing in Kenya.
John Tanui, a security communications officer at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy from 1995-2024, was laid to rest March 25. He transformed anti-poaching efforts and was a beloved wildlife guide.
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See how carbon fuels a South African rewilding success.
A mountain zebra surveys the green Kalahari as wild dogs hunt and rhinos graze. This vibrant ecosystem thrives thanks to decades of rewilding efforts in Southern Africa.
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Whales welcome a new calf, filmed for the first time by scientists
In a world-first, scientists filmed a sperm whale birth! Other females rallied, supporting the mother and her newborn.
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Texas cave divers find megafauna where no one expected them.
Central Texas caves hold vital groundwater and ancient secrets. Bender's Cave, near San Antonio, reveals unprecedented megafauna from 100,000 years ago, including unexpected species.
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After 400 years, wild beavers return to reshape Dorset's landscape.
A year ago, beavers returned to England's wild after 400 years. Hopes were high, but their journey has seen both triumphs and challenges since their much-anticipated reintroduction.
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Veronika the cow uses tools.
Forget what you know about animal intelligence. Veronika, a cow, is stunning scientists by using tools—a brush—with a flexible, purposeful skill previously seen mainly in primates.
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Can Kenya's fishers help bring sharks back from the brink?
On Kenya's coast, fishers often catch threatened scalloped hammerheads and white-spotted guitarfish. This highlights how endangered sharks and rays are deeply intertwined with livelihoods in the Western Indian Ocean.
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From energy bills held hostage to roofs that power homes.
Since the Iran war began, solar panel sales have surged 54% at Octopus Energy. Households are now choosing larger rooftop arrays, signaling a major shift.
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The wild dog Vietnam thought it lost just reappeared.
Thought extinct in Vietnam for over two decades, a reddish-brown wild dog—the dhole—has been spotted! This elusive Asian predator, once widespread, reappeared on camera-trap footage in late 2023.
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Old oil rigs now build new wind farms.
Repurposing steel and copper from old fossil fuel sites for new wind turbines and solar panels could slash 1.95 billion tons of carbon and save society $11.69 trillion.
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The quiet chemistry turning CO2 into fuel just got a smart upgrade.
New catalyst design cracks the code for CO2-to-methanol conversion. It sidesteps a major bottleneck by separating key reaction steps, boosting efficiency.
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The tiny Mexican forests helping monarch butterflies rebound.
Monarch butterflies, long in decline, just saw a stunning 64% population surge in 2025! This iconic species, split into endangered eastern and western groups, offers a glimmer of hope.
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New tech guidelines help us truly see the forest's hidden life.
Ever wonder what critter is trilling or rustling nearby? New tech helps scientists and the public identify every scuttle, tweet, and slither in any given area.
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The lonely manatee calf they saved now helps protect his kind.
Along the warm waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast lives a creature so gentle that sailors once mistook it for a mermaid. Slow-moving, peaceful and curious, manatees have glided through rivers and coastal lagoons for millions of years, long before humans ever set foot on these shores. On Manatee Appr...
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The clever log design helping rare cockatoos thrive in Australia.
Australia's endangered palm cockatoo just got a lifeline! A chick successfully fledged from an artificial nest, part of a 29-structure project boosting breeding habitats for this rare species.
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Argentina's 500 scientists just updated conservation status for 417 mammal species.
Argentina's mammals face new threats. Scientists updated the conservation status of 417 native species, revealing national risks even for those previously deemed "least concern.
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Namibia's villages find strength tending to their birds.
Namibia's Karas Region: Birds aren't just wildlife; they're resilience teachers. Their survival in arid lands mirrors local communities. Bird conservation here profoundly strengthens families, hope, and social cohesion.
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A quiet close season helps six British bird species reclaim their skies.
New rules could ban hunters from shooting a rare duck and five other British wild birds. This proposal aims to halt their decline, impacting species like woodcock and pintail.
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