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Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals can benefit us

Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals...

If we continue to value nature and other species based only on what they can provide for us, we won’t be able to radically...
Economic development and energy in the age of climate change

Economic development and energy in the age of climate change

Considering the massive challenges ahead of us, nuclear power deserves a seat at the clean energy table. Over the last 140 years, burning coal for...
Farm robots could help save the environment … or further destroy it

Farm robots could help save the environment … or further destroy...

Small robots could help conserve biodiversity and combat climate change in ways that were not possible before. Advances in robotics are changing the way we...
The Precarious Existence of Critically Endangered Gorillas. Image source: Pickpik | CC0

The Precarious Existence of Critically Endangered Gorillas

Have you ever wondered what it's like to stand face to face with a creature so powerful yet so achingly human in its gaze?...
New research shines a light on Sri Lanka fireflies

New research shines a light on Sri Lanka fireflies

Until recently, there had been a significant absence in research on Sri Lanka’s fireflies; previous work was by British scientists a couple hundred years...
Billions rely on wild species for food, energy and more: IPBES report

Billions rely on wild species for food, energy and more: IPBES...

A recently released summary of an assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reveals that people rely on 50,000...
Covid-19 has battered conservation work, but we can still succeed

Covid-19 has battered conservation work, but we can still succeed

Many conservationists are very concerned about their own financial future and that of their organizations. In 1986, park rangers in the Galapagos National Park first...
Harpy eagle’s return to Costa Rica means rewilding’s time has come (commentary)

Harpy eagle’s return to Costa Rica means rewilding’s time has come...

An adult harpy eagle was recently photographed in northern Costa Rica, which made national headlines and waves on social media.Most believed these gigantic eagles...

Saudi Arabia Takes Another Step forward in Its Transformation Drive

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, -Tuesday 19 March 2019 https://youtu.be/xKIoEALTDLc King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia today launched four wellbeing projects for the kingdom’s capital...