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For generations, the semi-nomadic Vezo people have defined their existence around the abundant waters of Madagascar’s southwest coast. Every dawn, these skilled fishers launch their traditional pirogues—small boats carved from single tree trunks—into the turquoise shallows of the Mozambique Channel,…
For decades, we’ve counted on forests as nature’s carbon vacuum cleaners, but alarming new research reveals this fundamental assumption may no longer hold true. A comprehensive study published in Nature has documented the first case of tropical forest woody biomass…
As 2025 comes to a close, environmental journalism platform Mongabay has released its list of the year’s most engaging podcast episodes, drawn from over 40 interviews featuring researchers, conservationists, and environmental advocates. The top-performing episodes, measured by listener retention, tackle…
England announces comprehensive strategy to transform conditions for over 1 billion farm animals annually, while government scientists release laboratory-cultivated organisms to combat destructive invasive species. Meanwhile, UK raises farm inheritance tax threshold to £2.5 million following agricultural pressure.
In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah’s devastating passage through Sri Lanka, which claimed approximately 650 lives and left 200 people missing, an unexpected phenomenon emerged along the northern Jaffna coastline. As the deadly storm finally departed on December 2 after…
The United Kingdom is poised to experience its hottest year since temperature records began, with 2025 currently tracking well above the previous record holder from 2022, according to the Met Office. The national weather service reports that mean temperatures throughout…
A new investigation reveals how the secretary-general of a prominent climate alliance may have exploited his position to promote private business interests at the expense of South America’s second-largest forest ecosystem. Capital Cities 35 (CC35), a climate network representing mayors…
Marine biologists report highest octopus populations in UK waters since 1950 as rising sea temperatures create ideal conditions. Meanwhile, Britain heads toward its hottest year on record, while Illinois advances groundbreaking battery storage legislation to boost renewable energy infrastructure.
Pennsylvania's 37-fold surge in natural gas production creates dangerous oversight gaps for toxic drilling waste, while Michigan's ambitious 2040 carbon-free electricity mandate faces threats from new data center tax breaks that could undermine clean energy progress.
In the forests of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, a thumb-sized amphibian has become an unlikely environmental hero. The red-bellied toad (Melanophryniscus admirabilis) made history in 2014 as the first amphibian to successfully halt the construction of a hydroelectric dam…
