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Why California's fault lines are blooming yellow.
California's Carrizo Plain National Monument is awash in yellow! Wildflowers blanket the plains around the San Andreas Fault, creating a stunning display.
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San Francisco's seawall welcomes 20 marine species to its new habitat.
San Francisco's century-old seawall is getting a marine life makeover! A pilot project successfully grew diverse species on textured concrete, inspiring a larger rebuild for a biodiverse, naturally protective waterfront.
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Celebrate Rathlin Island's seabirds: Ferrets are gone.
Northern Ireland's largest seabird colony just got a huge boost! For the first time, predatory feral ferrets have been eradicated from Rathlin Island, thanks to a £4.5m, five-year effort.
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More food, fewer emissions: Farms discover a quiet path forward.
Farms are producing more food than ever, yet global farmland emissions are *down*. This surprising finding suggests boosting crop yields could be key to cutting agricultural emissions worldwide.
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The unexpected font names helping rescued sea turtles heal in New England.
Helvetica and Verdana aren't just fonts—they're names given to sea turtles rescued by the New England Aquarium. This winter, nearly 500 hypothermic turtles washed ashore Cape Cod Bay.
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Coastal families in Kerala reclaim their mangrove forests.
Kannur's mangroves, on Kerala's Malabar Coast, are vital. They comprise 43.08% of the state's total mangrove forest, boasting 15 species, including the rare Rhizophora.
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A tiny fungus holds the secret to Panama's returning golden frogs.
Vanished: The Panamanian golden frog hasn't been seen in the wild since 2009. A fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, wiped out these bright yellow amphibians, even in their last stronghold.
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From mineral extraction to moral investment: The Vatican pivots its treasury.
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday launched a campaign to encourage divestment from mining industries, saying the Catholic Church should invest its money in ways that are consistent with its ecological teachings. The effort, which also involves other Christian organizations, takes as its inspiration ...
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Hedgehogs hear in ultrasound, sparking new ways to keep 2 million safe.
Protect wildlife from deadly cars and landscaping equipment. Sound-based deterrents offer a promising solution.
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A Yellowstone bison on a stamp reminds us what we're protecting for tomorrow.
Yellowstone, July: Wildlife photographer Tom Murphy tracks bison herds in Hayden Valley. He spots a young bull, too small for the violent rut, peeking over a hill at the breeding chaos.
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California condors nest in the Pacific Northwest, a century after their last flight.
California condors are nesting in the Pacific Northwest for the first time in over a century! The Yurok Tribe's reintroduction program announced the historic nest, confirmed by condor behavior and flight data.
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Forget the chaos: A wild boar found its way home from the supermarket.
A wild boar went on a Berlin supermarket shopping spree last Friday! Staff fled, calling police and the zoo, who arrived armed with tranquilizer guns and riot shields to coax the overwhelmed swine out.
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Jakarta port authorities seize 3 tons of pangolin scales in Cambodia-bound container
Indonesian customs seized over 3 tons of pangolin scales—a critically endangered mammal—at Jakarta's main port in February, bound for Cambodia. It's one of the largest busts in years.
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How Louisiana's legendary cypress trees are reclaiming its disappearing coast.
Louisiana's bald cypress trees, ancient companions thriving in 40% of the Lower 48's wetlands, have offered shade for millennia. They live for centuries, a comforting presence "like warm bread at home.
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South Africa's aquifers replenish.
South Africa is the world's 30th driest country. Over 400 towns, especially in western and central regions, depend on groundwater pumped from aquifers.
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Lego's new U.S. factory quietly builds an 80-acre solar park.
LEGO's first U.S. factory in Virginia will be a clean energy powerhouse. They're building a massive solar array and designing the plant for minimal carbon impact, doubling down on renewables.
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Mascots now fund real wildlife.
727 pro sports teams in 50 countries brand with wild animals. Yet, their most popular mascots—lions, tigers, and wolves—face critical threats in the wild.
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Is Africa's environmental story finally finding its voice?
Mongabay Africa launched in 2023, expanding environmental news coverage across the continent. The new bureau delivers multilingual content in French and English, seeking experienced multimedia journalists.
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India's communities reclaim ancient wisdom to make water stay
India's diverse regions manage water uniquely: from ancient stepwells and sacred forests to ice storage and lake rhythms. These varied practices all share one goal: making water stay.
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Brazil just protected 1 million hectares of ocean, securing a haven for endangered dolphins.
Brazil just created its largest marine park: a 1-million-hectare Atlantic Ocean sanctuary. This new conservation area protects 25 endangered species and Pleistocene megafauna fossils.
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New science designs a future where salmon swim free of tire toxins.
A new tire toxicant, 6PPD-quinone, is imperiling coho salmon. UBC's Scholes Lab is racing to identify the most vulnerable streams and rivers, developing a model to pinpoint at-risk waterways.
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Imagine 350 homes cooking with gas from kitchen scraps.
Indian homes toss kitchen waste, then buy LPG. One IITian flips this: he turns everyday food scraps into free cooking gas, ditching cylinders for good.
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Can lion DNA databases finally outsmart poachers?
A lion collared for research near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park became evidence. Biologists logged his DNA, unknowingly building the case that would convict his killers.
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Dams, drains and other artificial habitats could buy time for threatened mussels: Study
The "liver of rivers," freshwater mussels, are facing extinction. These vital, long-lived bivalves are among Earth's most threatened animals, but Australian research offers a surprising lifeline.
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Conservationists unite two powerful tools, simplifying wildlife protection
Wildlife monitoring just got easier. EarthRanger and SMART, two leading conservation tech platforms, are merging into SERC, ending years of juggling data between separate systems.
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Welcome back these two "extinct" marsupials from Papua.
Thought extinct for 6,000 years, two "Lazarus" marsupial species are alive! Discovered in New Guinea's rainforests, these creatures defy history.
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His kitchen waste now fuels his stove, freeing him from LPG.
He hasn't bought an LPG cylinder in 7 years. Impossible? He transformed kitchen waste into cooking fuel with a home biodigester, ditching rising prices and creating his own sustainable energy.
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Why America's aging wind farms could double green energy output.
Double US onshore wind energy output without expanding its footprint? Simply replace old turbines with new, more powerful models. This "repowering" strategy could revolutionize green energy.
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South Florida's forgotten canals welcome back marine life
South Florida's residential canals are getting a green upgrade! Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall, creating vital marine wildlife habitat in an innovative nature-inspired design experiment.
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Big pharma pivots, giving horseshoe crabs a new lease on life.
Horseshoe crabs predate dinosaurs by 200M years, but human activity now threatens their extinction. Their blood, vital for pharmaceuticals, is driving an unsustainable harvest.
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5 months ago
See how a village saved its ancestral forest.
Gabon's "pristine" forests? Satellite images show an untouched green canopy, classified as intact. But locals know a different story.
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Príncipe islanders now earn a living protecting their rainforest.
Príncipe, West Africa: A new conservation experiment pays residents to protect their rainforest. Over 60% of adults follow an environmental code, receiving quarterly dividends that improve their lives.
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Did we really lose the adorable coastal marten?
Oregon State researchers reveal the secret lives of coastal martens. These ferret-sized carnivores, nearly extinct in the 20th century, are one of the West Coast's most elusive mammals.
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Seabirds' secret ingredient helps barrier islands rebuild for tomorrow.
Birds don't just nest; they sculpt their world. Utrecht scientist Floris van Rees discovered birds unintentionally shape coastal areas like dunes and islands, studying five uninhabited Dutch Wadden Sea islands.
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From ghost to giant: Blue whales return to New England waters.
Soaring above the ocean, the New England Aquarium's aerial team spotted two blue whales back-to-back! A "déjà blue" moment, as they cleverly posted, with the first sighting on Feb 27.
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The tiny toad that stopped a dam just survived a historic flood.
This tiny red-belly toad, found only in a small Brazilian forest, halted a dam project in 2014 that threatened its home. With just over 1,000 critically endangered individuals, it faces climate change and agriculture.
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Discarded wedding cards are bringing sparrows back to Nagpur.
Nagpur's Ashok Tevani, 74, transforms discarded wedding cards and chocolate boxes into vibrant sparrow nests. Each takes 5 hours, a small effort with big heart.
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From Eisenhower's era to a new grandchick: Wisdom's family flourishes.
Meet the newest member of Wisdom's family! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared a video of the Laysan albatross hatchling, offspring of the world's oldest known breeding bird.
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Lions learn to share: How Kenya's herds are rewriting the rangeland rules
Africa's apex predator is now the hunted: Kenya's lions are learning to fear livestock, forcing an uneasy coexistence between pastoralists and the continent's most iconic predator.
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The quiet guardians holding coastlines together—and storing carbon while they're at it.
Seagrass meadows are quietly becoming coastal armor against climate change. These underwater plants stop erosion, store carbon, and protect shorelines—making them nature's most underrated defense.
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