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Across the globe, some of the most unlikely places have become thriving wildlife refuges — not through careful conservation planning, but as unintended consequences of human conflict and environmental disasters. These locations, dubbed “involuntary parks” by science fiction author Bruce…
Environmental disasters drive Iranian nationwide unrest amid severe water shortages. Florida legislators reconsider law that blocked local climate resilience efforts following devastating 2024 hurricanes. Solar power accelerates toward global energy dominance as offshore wind projects resume construction.
Guinea reached a long-awaited economic milestone on December 2, 2025, when the first shipment of iron ore from the massive Simandou deposits departed for China. The 200,000-tonne cargo left from the newly built port of Morebaya, marking the culmination of…
Britain's record-breaking offshore wind auction secures clean energy at £91 per megawatt hour, powering 12 million homes by 2030. Meanwhile, the EPA will no longer calculate health benefits when evaluating air pollution rules, focusing only on industry costs.
Indonesia has successfully reclaimed over 4 million hectares of forest land—an area roughly the size of Switzerland—that had been illegally converted for plantations and mining operations. This massive enforcement campaign represents the country’s most comprehensive effort to date to combat…
Despite 2025's cooling, Earth just experienced its three hottest years on record as climate crisis accelerates. Australia approved destroying 57,000 hectares of threatened species habitat—a 15-year high. Meanwhile, researchers challenge widespread microplastics studies, citing laboratory contamination flaws.
Decades of illegal gold mining have turned vast swaths of the Amazon rainforest into a toxic wasteland, but new analysis suggests this environmental disaster could paradoxically fund its own cleanup while creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. Since the 1970s,…
Indonesia is experiencing a dramatic reversal in its fight against deforestation, with forest losses in 2025 reaching their highest levels since 2019. The country’s forestry minister, Raja Juli Antoni, revealed in December that Indonesia lost more forest in just the…
America's emissions increased for the first time in three years due to cold weather and data centers, while rising seas force another coastal home demolition. Meanwhile, a federal judge allows Danish offshore wind construction to resume in Rhode Island waters.
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have officially named 125 new plant species and 65 fungi over the past year, revealing extraordinary discoveries that highlight both nature’s incredible diversity and its alarming fragility. Among the most striking finds are…
