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Trade trash for treats! The Netherlands' WasteBar swaps collected cigarette butts and litter for food like mini pancakes, tackling billions of plastic butts polluting our environment.
Cambodia plans to reintroduce tigers after nearly two decades without a wild population. This ambitious plan faces contested assumptions, as Mongabay India's Arathi Menon and Andy Ball report.
Kyrgyzstan just protected 800,000 hectares for snow leopards! This massive Ak Ilbirs corridor, formalized in 2025, safeguards mountain wildlife and connects vital ecosystems with future climate in mind.
Gurunandan Rao found Bikkanahalli Kunte, a Bengaluru pond, buried under silt and waste, its identity erased by neglect and encroachment. It was a forgotten patch of land, barely recognizable as a water body.
Think only house cats love catnip? Think again! The Bronx Zoo shared a video of a three-year-old sand cat, a desert dweller, going wild for a catnip-filled ball.
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Kenya just secured a landmark Sh90M ($700K) in climate disaster funding—the first African nation to do so. It will identify Kenyans who suffered climate losses over the past decade.
Eight years in prison: Two wildlife traffickers, Edward Phiri (46) and Tlhoriso Ralph (51), were sentenced in South Africa for smuggling a vulnerable Temminck’s pangolin.
Indigenous activists from 8 nations and Sarawak longhouse delegates converged in Borneo's Tanjung Tepalit in Oct 2015. Their mission: WISER, the World Indigenous Summit on Environment and Rivers.
Poaching decimated Manas National Park's 100 Indian rhinos by the 90s. Now, reintroduction efforts are bringing them back, with new calves born, but their future still needs active support.
I-25, Colorado's busiest highway, funnels 100,000 cars daily through Denver's exurbs. But this concrete artery disastrously truncates wildlife movements, leading to fatal collisions for deer, elk, and bears.
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Solar just surpassed coal as a US electricity source for the first time ever! In May, solar provided 12.8% of the nation's power, beating coal's 12.2% and marking a huge renewable energy milestone.
Drawdown co-author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson joins us! She discusses her new book, Climate Wayfinding, offering healing strategies for ourselves and our planet.
Noah Kahan's folk-pop hits are steeped in Strafford, Vermont. From small-town joys to seasonal depression, his songs paint vivid Northeastern scenes, including his new track "Haircut.
Humans announce baby's sex before birth. For bald eagles, it takes longer. Nine weeks later, Jackie and Shadow's 2026 chicks are likely a boy and a girl, announced Friends of Big Bear Valley.
Microplastics infest our water, but three Indian teens found a shocking solution: tamarind seeds. They created Plastic, a magnetic powder from discarded imli that removes microplastics without electricity.
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Forget headliners! An Isle of Wight festival now champions beach cleans, wildlife walks, and community events, celebrating the island's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.
In 2017, Sri Atmiatun traded oil palm labor for neglected coffee trees in Sumatra. Now 45, she transformed 3+ hectares of overgrown scrub into a thriving farm, walking the same uphill path daily.
Grief usually fades, but for actor Sayaji Shinde, it became a forest. He promised his dying mother he'd plant 5,000 native trees in her memory—a promise that grew beyond imagination.
Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild. A new discovery reveals a crucial habitat for these critically endangered creatures, offering a glimmer of hope for their survival.
1,000 marine animals strand on Pacific Northwest coastlines annually. SR3, a Washington wildlife rescue, creatively rehabs abandoned pups.
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Taiwan's misty mountains hide a secret: a 1,000-year-old fir, taller than a 20-story building. "The Heaven Sword of the Da'an River" was confirmed as the nation's tallest tree at 84.1 meters.
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka banned the purchase and use of single-use plastic water bottles in all government institutions effective May 31, under a new government circular that targets reduction of wasteful plastic consumption within the state sector. The move is the latest in a long line of attempts by th...
SoCal's diverse wildlife, from deer to mountain lions, faces a critical threat. Roads and highways, like US-101, severely fragment their habitats, making survival a daily challenge.
Great news for Great Lakes piping plovers! After a record 2025, 12 chicks have already hatched in WI and MI this May, with more expected.
World Oceans Day 2026 spotlights a critical UN goal: protecting 30% of oceans by 2030. With 10% now covered by MPAs, 20% more must be safeguarded in just four years.
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Whales are entering San Francisco Bay due to climate change, facing deadly ship strikes. A new camera system could help ships and ferries avoid collisions.
Want to save the platypus? First, know where they live and what threatens them. Australia's elusive icon is hard to count, making conservation a challenge.
Shaking, a volunteer diver filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily. This rare footage marks a significant sighting in the Mediterranean.
German researchers found solar panels on rewetted peatland create unique bird habitats, generate green energy, and potentially lock up carbon—a new land use with multiple benefits.
Orphaned turkey chicks needed a mom. Pennsylvania's Raven Ridge Wildlife Center found a surprising, Disney-esque solution: a feather duster. It calmed the stressed babies, crucial for their healing.
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Beauty is a curse for Tanzania's turquoise dwarf gecko. From 2004-2009, European collectors' demand led to 40,000 geckos being captured and exported, fetching up to €600 each.
A massive traffic jam in Prince George, BC, on May 28, wasn't due to an accident. Drivers craned their necks to see a mother moose and her two calves attempting to cross a four-lane highway.
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Every May and June, NASA satellites spot massive wildfires across Australia's Top End and Arnhem Land. These afternoon blazes often look like huge infernos from space.
Researchers at Yale University have built a solar-powered device that turns carbon dioxide and water into methanol, marking a major step forward in artificial photosynthesis technology. The system works without external electricity. Instead, it relies entirely on sunlight to drive the chemical react...
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Deep in the Smokies, four hikers braved a gentle shower. Ducking under bright green underbrush, they found an aging yellow birch. But it wasn't just moss—a rare, spongy lichen clung to its bark.
Ancient customs are saving Indonesia's marine life. Coastal communities in the Wallacea region are reviving old systems to fight destructive fishing and habitat loss, proving local empowerment works.
Tshopo province just empowered local farmers, granting 31 community forest titles in May. Over a million hectares are now legally stewarded by Indigenous peoples, securing their ancestral lands from exploitation.
NUS researchers developed a computation-guided strategy to efficiently produce urea from CO2 and nitrate. They combined AI, quantum mechanics, and experiments to identify a cadmium-mod…
Gray whales now frequent San Francisco Bay, a busy port where they face deadly ship strikes. Researchers deployed thermal cameras and AI to alert ships, preventing collisions with these migrating giants.