Study aims to unmask fishing vessels, and owners, obscured by loopholes
A new study reveals information about the shifting identities of the global fishing fleet, which can help tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)...
Western monarch populations reach highest number in decades
The western monarch butterfly population reached its highest number since the year 2000, with more than 335,000 butterflies counted during the annual Thanksgiving Western...
Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
Human actions have led to the deaths of more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans since 1999, mainly for crop protection, bushmeat or the illegal wildlife...
Q&A with researcher Damber Bista
Damber Bista is a Nepali conservation scientist studying the country’s population of red pandas, an endangered species.He says there needs to be much more...
Life in the awe-and-terror-inspiring vicinity of the Sumatran elephant
Villagers living on the forest’s edge in Indonesia often marvel at the intelligence of elephants, even as they struggle to keep the animals from...
Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023
Scientists described a slew of new species this past year, including an electric blue tarantula, two pygmy squid, a silent frog, and some thumb-sized...
Old tires can be mixed with rubble to make new roads
Some 1 billion scrap tires are produced around the world each year, but only a small percentage of all those tires get recycled. Most...
A number of EU nations embrace nuclear as a green energy...
10 member states have asked the European Commission to add nuclear energy to the green sources of power.
Europe is facing an energy crisis and...
For 1st time, Indonesia government recognizes ancestral forests in Aceh —...
The Indonesian government has recognized 22,549 hectares (55,700 acres) of ancestral forests in Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra — the first time...
