World’s largest known coral — visible from space — found in...
Scientists aboard a National Geographic research vessel recently discovered the largest known coral in the world. The massive coral, which is 34 meters wide...
Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage
Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but less is known about the...
As global fire risk rises, modern homes become toxic plastic traps
Rob Wilson stood on his home’s back deck in Flagstaff, in the U.S. state of Arizona, as the wildfire approached. All was chaos: Utility...
The calm before the storm: The first half of the 20th...
The period between the end of the rubber boom and the onset of the colonisation frenzy that began in the 1960s was a time...
Fresh calls for oil giants to pay $12 billion for Niger...
The governor of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state has renewed calls for oil companies like Shell and Eni to pay $12 billion to clean up the...
A key driver of decline, can wild orchid collectors change their...
Orchids, known for their flamboyant petals, deceptive mimicry and fascinating lifestyles, have captivated biologists and horticulturists for centuries. With nearly 30,000 described species, they...
From landfill to limelight, Ghana waste entrepreneurs win Earthshot Prize
When Desmond Alugnoa and Jacob Attakpah stepped onto a celebrity-studded green carpet at the Earthshot Prize awards in Cape Town last week, they had...
African Development Bank chief calls for ‘green-rich’ continent to also be...
BAKU, Azerbaijan — A top African policymaker at COP29, the ongoing global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan has called for a better evaluation of...
‘We are not asking for handouts,’ Rwandan President Kagame says at...
BAKU, Azerbaijan – The debate around international climate finance is often interpreted to mean developing countries demand wealthier nations cover the growing climate bill....
Bobcats are back, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic disease
A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, hunting...
Genetically modified cotton was planted in a Mato Grosso exclusion zone
For five years, genetically modified cotton was planted in an illegal area in Mato Grosso state, openly disregarding a biosafety measures created by the...
Peruvian fishers help red sea urchins recover from overfishing
At 8 a.m., 15 divers from the Artisanal Fishers Association Cristóbal Colón meet on Carrizales beach in the Marcona district of Nazca province in...
