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A devastating heatwave that swept across southeastern Australia last week has killed thousands of flying foxes in what wildlife experts are calling the worst mass mortality event for these crucial pollinators since the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020. The…
A chance encounter on a coffee farm in southern India has led to an exciting scientific discovery—a new species of burrowing snake that had been hiding in plain sight for years. Tour guide Basil P. Das first spotted the small…
A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals that conservation’s biggest failures can’t be solved with better science alone—they require confronting uncomfortable truths about race, power, and historical exclusion that continue to influence environmental protection today. The research, led by Moreangels…
Twenty-one years after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami claimed over 200,000 lives in Aceh, Indonesia faces a new wave of natural disasters that could paradoxically point toward solutions for the climate crisis. The author, reflecting on that fateful December…
Queensland residents are preparing for potential flooding as the state recovers from the destructive impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji, which battered the northern coastline over the weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued flood warnings across the region, forecasting…
Gone are the days when visiting a National Trust property meant tiptoeing around roped-off rooms while dodging strategically placed pine cones and teasels that warned “don’t sit here.” The UK’s leading conservation charity is revolutionizing the visitor experience at its…
The iconic Himalayas reveal alarming bare surfaces amid critically low winter snowfall while Queensland faces continued flooding threats from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji. Meanwhile, New Zealand grants historic legal personhood to the Whanganui River after Māori leaders' 140-year campaign.
Civil servants working in Britain’s energy sector are experiencing a significant boost in workplace satisfaction following Labour’s election victory in 2024, according to a new report from the Institute for Government think tank. The energy department recorded one of the…
Australia is confronting a devastating double blow from extreme weather events, as deadly bushfires rage across Victoria while Tropical Cyclone Koji unleashes dangerous flooding conditions in Queensland. The bushfire crisis has claimed at least one life and caused extensive destruction,…
Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is preparing to take an unprecedented diplomatic approach as the world’s chief climate negotiator for COP31, focusing his efforts on directly engaging oil-rich nations that have consistently blocked progress on fossil fuel…
