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Seafloor Survey Finds Anti-Trawling Blocks Aid Seagrass Recovery in Cambodia A recent study has provided the first detailed map of Cambodia's coastal seafloor habitats, revealing that simple, low-cost anti-trawling structures are helping seagrass...
From Kalimantan's Haze to Jakarta's Grit: A Journalist's Journey Sapariah "Arie" Saturi, the managing editor of Mongabay Indonesia, has experienced Indonesia's environmental challenges firsthand. Growing up along the Kapuas River in West Kalimant...
'I consider him my first son': how living with a baby monkey taught me I'm ready to be a dad In 2022, Yannis had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling expensive flats, but he decided he needed to do something more meaningful with his life. H...
The previous informal record had been set during an event in Vancouver last year, which brought together 1,685 goldens. Gathering for a World Record More than 2,000 golden retrievers in bandanas, baseball hats, bows and at least one Lionel Mess...
In the mobile game "Hay Day," players can build farms and barns, fish, and raise crops — similar to cozy games like "Stardew Valley" and "Animal Crossing." And from December 15 through December 24, users can also find and pet (or rather, tap) virtual...
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Artisanal Fishers in Liberia Question Benefits of New Tracking Devices In Liberia, a country where small-scale fishers number in the tens of thousands, fishers go missing at sea every year. Some, like a crew of four rescued 54 nautical miles (100...
In many mammals, females are receptive to mating only when ovulating, which gives males a clear window to maximize reproductive success. Bonobos (Pan paniscus) differ from this pattern because females remain sexually receptive for long periods and ...
Sumatra's 'Natural' Disaster Wasn't Natural Indonesia's government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare meteorological event. Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait, an area where the nat...
Scientists have found that microplastics drifting through rivers, lakes, and oceans steadily release a wide range of dissolved organic chemicals into the water. These chemicals change over time, with sunlight playing a major role in how they form and...
Orcas and Dolphins Collaborate in Unprecedented Hunt For the first time ever, orcas and dolphins were filmed working together to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. The partn...
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Pumpkin Toadlet Discovered in Brazil's Cloud Forests In the misty cloud forests of Brazil, scientists have discovered a new species of miniature frog known as the "pumpkin toadlet." This tiny amphibian, formally named Brachycephalus lulai, is rou...
New Fossils in Qatar Reveal Tiny Sea Cow Hidden for 21 Million Years The findings, published December 10 in the journal PeerJ, come from a partnership between scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Qatar Museums....
Illegal Waste Dumping Plagues UK Communities The Environment Agency (EA) has announced it will spend millions of pounds to clear an enormous illegal rubbish dump in Oxfordshire, citing the risk of the waste catching fire. However, this decision h...
Imagine floating towers teeming with lush greenery that look out over clean waterways overflowing with wildlife. As you glance down, you realize pedestrians outnumber cars — which fly on renewable energy — and people mill about in community gardens a...
In the Stone Age, Neolithic folks used willow branches and mud to build roundhouses for their families. Jump forward several thousand years and European farmers were fashioning panels of stitched willow, called hurdles, to fence their farms or screen...
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A Week in Wildlife: Surprises, Rescues, and Coexistence Unexpected Encounters In Altadena, California, a homeowner discovered an unexpected visitor - a large bear had made itself comfortable in the crawlspace of his home. "We call him 'unbea...
Kelp-Based Clothing: A Sustainable Fashion Solution The fashion industry has long relied on plastic-based materials, with approximately 60% of all fashion materials made from plastic, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. These s...
Recovering Sunflower Sea Stars by Freezing Their Larvae A Deadly Pathogen Decimates an Ecosystem Keystone Ravaged by an infectious bacteria, sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) literally wasted away across the Pacific coast of N...
Elephant Seals Recognize Rival Voices Elephant seals spend most of their lives at sea, returning to shore just twice every year to molt and breed. The breeding season typically includes males weighing thousands of kilograms violently clashing wit...
Activists Offer $1M for Climate Nobel Prize A group of climate activists, led by tree-planting search engine Ecosia, has launched a campaign urging the Nobel Committee to create a new award recognizing achievements in climate and planetary health...
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Orcas and Dolphins Cooperate to Hunt Salmon Researchers have documented for the first time orcas (killer whales) and Pacific white-sided dolphins working together to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The study, published in t...
The elites of Ancient Rome went to great lengths to advertise their status and wealth. Recent archaeological excavations in Egypt have revealed that some high-ranking military officials even showed off with their choice of exotic pets. In the Journa...
As Fish Catches Fall and Seas Rise, Douala's Residents Join Efforts to Restore Mangroves Henry Belle Ekam, a 37-year-old fisherman in Douala, Cameroon, cuts a frustrated figure as he paddles his boat to the shore in the Bojongo neighborhood. Afte...
Africa's Wildlife Has Lost a Third of Its 'Ecological Power,' Study Says A recent study has quantified the impact of biodiversity and abundance losses on ecological functions in Africa by tracking the energy flows within ecosystems. The findings ...
Taking inspiration from anchovies and herrings, researchers have made a new filter that could keep microplastics from entering waterways and oceans. The filter, with a design based on the gill systems in these fish, traps a record high 99% of tiny m...
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The return of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to California after nearly a century has presented new challenges for the state's ranching community. In 2011, a lone wolf named OR-7 crossed the border from Oregon, becoming the first wolf to set foot in Cal...
In early 2024, environmental anthropologist Michael Fedoroff trekked to Tuckabum Creek in York County, Alabama to help plant 300 stalks of rivercane, a bamboo plant native to North America, on an eroded, degraded strip of wetland. Despite heavy rains...
Another major scientific warning about the planet's accelerating decline landed this week, and once again, the numbers are sobering. Released at the U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) depicts a world ...
Tiny Pencil Tip-Sized Toadlet Discovered in Brazil Researchers have discovered a new species of pumpkin toadlet in the damp, shadowy leaf litter of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. The dazzlingly bright orange creature, named Brachycephalus lulai, is ...
Corridors, not Culls, Offer Solution to Southern Africa's Growing Elephant Population A young bull elephant known as Z16, collared in Zambia two years ago, has walked nearly 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) across four countries and six national p...
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The "Sixth Mass Extinction" Might Be a Myth, New Evidence Shows Rethinking the Idea of a Modern Mass Extinction For years, several scientific reports have suggested that Earth may be entering another mass extinction event. These predictions ...
Nature can be captivating, awe-inspiring, and downright metal. It can also be hilarious. Case in point: The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, a delightful dive into the silliness of the animal kingdom. The preeminent wildlife photography competition for...
Chris Grinter's Life Surrounded by Insects As the senior collection manager of entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, Chris Grinter oversees one of the world's major insect archives. He preserves everything from the smallest moths to t...
EU Greenlights 100 Hydrogen Projects in Major Energy Transformation Plan In a sweeping move to modernize its energy infrastructure and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the European Union has approved 100 cross-border hydrogen and electrolyzer ini...
Scientists Discover Three New Toad Species That Give Birth to Tiny 'Toadlets' Toads can lay between 2,000 and 20,000 eggs in a season, but only one in 50 will typically survive the leap from egg to tadpole to adulthood. "They lay those eggs, and ...
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What every good boy and girl needs is a forever home and owners who love them to the moon and back. And, let's be honest, in a perfect world, there'd be no need for rescue shelters because our bestest friends would all have roofs over their derpy hea...
Wildlife and Sports: A Conservation Opportunity More than you might imagine, the common mascot of the tiger connects universities like Clemson, Auburn, Louisiana State, and the University of Missouri to the cause of saving endangered species. The...
The findings suggest that sea cows have been engineering ecosystems in the Persian Gulf for tens of millions of years By Mary Randolph - Staff Contributor December 10, 2025 7:00 a.m. :focal(2850x1954:2851x1955)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-...
A Lost Sea Cow World Resurfaces Beneath Qatar's Desert Dugongs and Their Long History in the Arabian Gulf Today, the Arabian Gulf supports a large population of dugongs, marine mammals that resemble manatees and help maintain seagrass habitats...
Across India, there are unique stays that go beyond the typical bed and breakfast experience. These homestays border wildlife reserves and sanctuaries, offering guests a chance to coexist with nature. 1. Baaghini, Ranthambore National Park, Raj...