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For residents of Jakarta’s port district, coal is the neighbor no one wants

For residents of Jakarta’s port district, coal is the neighbor no...

Residents, officials and experts blame dust from a coal storage facility in Jakarta’s port district for a spate of health problems in a neighboring...
2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Marine scientists from six international research and conservation institutions share their list of the top ocean news stories from 2023.Hopeful developments this past year...
How do you study one of the world’s rarest whales?

How do you study one of the world’s rarest whales?

Researcher Dana Wright is one of a handful of scientists studying one of the world’s rarest creatures, the North Pacific right whale.With about 500...
Tropical forests will struggle in a fast-warming world

Tropical forests will struggle in a fast-warming world

Plants in tropical forests are by nature resistant to heat, yet that resistance has its limits. Plants in tropical forests are by nature resistant to...
The future of Antarctica, and much of the planet, will hang in the balance in coming decades

The future of Antarctica, and much of the planet, will hang...

“If the world warms up at the current rate we will see the Antarctic system start to get away from us around 2060.” The vast...

Can social media save great apes?

Bonobos, gorillas, orangutans...
Panama restricts information on sanctioned boats, evading transparency

Panama restricts information on sanctioned boats, evading transparency

Over the course of three months earlier this year, Mongabay and Bloomberg Línea requested information from the Panamanian authorities concerning inspections carried out on...

Give Nobel Peace Prize to Jane Goodall

Scientists and conservationists...