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The Socorro isopod: Endangered but important (commentary)

The Socorro isopod: Endangered but important (commentary)

The Socorro isopod is an endangered crustacean endemic to the thermal water of a spring in the state of New Mexico.Its population is relegated...
New voyage checks in on Darwin’s species, nearly 200 years after Beagle

New voyage checks in on Darwin’s species, nearly 200 years after...

On Sept. 12, 2021, French documentary maker Victor Rault set sail from Plymouth, England, aboard his sailing ship, the Captain Darwin.His goal is to...
How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the world’s most sustainable societies

How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the world’s...

Japan was self-sufficient in resources, energy and food and sustained a population of up to 30 million. At the start of the 1600s, Japan’s rulers...
Sri Lanka fuel shortage takes massive toll on efforts to save wildlife

Sri Lanka fuel shortage takes massive toll on efforts to save...

Sri Lanka continues to face the brunt of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history, with depleted foreign reserves resulting in acute fuel...
American YouTube stars get an extreme taste of life in the African bush

American YouTube stars get an extreme taste of life in the...

“The trip of a lifetime for the people who have already experienced once-in-a-lifetime trips!” - Ryan Gradney, Primitive Predators   While American YouTube stars, Ryan Gradney...
Regenerative agriculture in Mexico boosts yields while restoring nature

Regenerative agriculture in Mexico boosts yields while restoring nature

Chiapas is Mexico’s second-most biodiverse state and provides 30% of the country’s freshwater, but has lost 55% of its forests for farmland and livestock...
Dow to become first manufacturer to use SMRs in U.S.

Dow to become first manufacturer to use SMRs in U.S.

Chemical giant Dow has announced plans to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) to power one of its Gulf Coast facilities by 2030. As Europe re-evaluates...
Commodity kings Cargill, Bunge buying soy from stolen Indigenous land, report says

Commodity kings Cargill, Bunge buying soy from stolen Indigenous land, report...

Commodity-trading giants Cargill and Bunge source some of the soy used in products like chicken feed and pet food to land where Indigenous communities...
As Europe eyes Africa’s gas reserves, environmentalists sound the alarm

As Europe eyes Africa’s gas reserves, environmentalists sound the alarm

In the wake of an energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries are turning to Africa for its natural gas reserves.The...
Q&A with Conservation AI Hub’s Grant Hamilton

Q&A with Conservation AI Hub’s Grant Hamilton

Conservation AI Hub uses drones and artificial intelligence to detect koalas that survived the Australian bushfires of 2019 and 2020.The initiative is now working...
How a rare Colombian flower cultivated with Indigenous know-how is changing lives

How a rare Colombian flower cultivated with Indigenous know-how is changing...

The Inírida flower, known as flor de Inírida, grows in a small area along the Colombian-Venezuelan border.An indigenous leader and botanist successfully worked together...
Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over

Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over

Snares are simple, low-tech, noose-like traps that can be made from cheap and easily accessible materials such as wire, rope or brake cables. Easy...