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A groundbreaking new analysis has revealed the devastating impact that even tiny amounts of plastic waste can have on marine life, showing that surprisingly small quantities of ingested debris can prove fatal to ocean animals. The research presents alarming statistics…
Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal.
A pioneering marine conservationist who transformed how Indonesia approaches coral reef protection has passed away. Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley dedicated her career to proving that successful ocean conservation must center the communities who depend on marine resources for survival. Initially trained as…
Camber Sands beach requires massive cleanup after wastewater plant failure released plastic biobeads. Ford allegedly sold one million faulty diesel cars in UK High Court case. Indigenous activists demand Amazon protection voice at Brazil climate summit.
The vaquita porpoise, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is racing toward extinction due to a deadly black market trade operating in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. With fewer than 30 individuals believed to remain in the wild, this small…
Against churning hurricane seas and challenging weather conditions, marine mammal researchers have documented a potentially encouraging discovery in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California: up to 10 vaquita porpoises spotted during their annual September survey. The sightings offer a glimmer of…
A desperate seal escaped an orca pod by jumping onto a photographer's boat in Washington's Salish Sea, as European Union climate leadership erodes amid rising right-wing politics. Australia's climate scientist Tim Flannery warns against coalition compromises on environmental reform.
Italy's proposed Messina Bridge could end centuries-old train ferry crossings between Sicily and mainland. Meanwhile, Vietnam's cave conservation efforts have transformed former hunters into wildlife protectors, helping species like slow lorises recover from near-extinction in ancient karst limestone regions.
Japanese researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea anemone that challenges fundamental principles of biology while demonstrating one of nature’s most elegant partnerships. The pale pink anemone, scientifically named Paracalliactis tsukisome, was found living exclusively on the shells…
Protesters breach security at Brazil's crucial climate summit as world leaders gather. Meanwhile, Senegal experiments with intensive cattle grazing to combat drought, and Australia's Coalition faces internal warfare over abandoning its 2050 net zero emissions commitment.
