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The French Alps are witnessing an unprecedented transformation as climate change forces ski resorts to permanently shut their doors, leaving behind eerie “ghost resorts” frozen in time. A staggering 186 French ski resorts have already closed due to rising snow…
A critical rescue operation for the season’s first sea turtle nest has sparked a statewide call for citizen scientists to help protect endangered marine species along New South Wales beaches. The nest, discovered on the state’s north coast, was precariously…
Environmental justice groups reel from abrupt EPA funding cuts after transformative community grants disappear. Alabama's civil rights history creates today's sky-high electricity rates and renewable energy resistance. Meanwhile, federal budget cuts threaten the world's most extensive living fungi collection at University of Kansas.
The Darién Gap, a vast and nearly impenetrable forest spanning the border between South and Central America, has become an unlikely success story in the global fight against deforestation. This biodiverse wilderness, home to harpy eagles, jaguars, giant anteaters, and…
Chile establishes its 47th national park protecting 500,000 acres while completing a 1,700-mile wildlife corridor through Patagonia. Meanwhile, Darién Gap forest rangers use advanced technology and strategic funding to successfully combat illegal logging in Central America's biodiverse wilderness.
Chile is on the verge of establishing its 47th national park, a groundbreaking conservation milestone that will protect nearly 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of untouched Patagonian wilderness while completing an extraordinary 1,700-mile wildlife corridor extending to the southern tip of…
As another challenging year draws to a close, environmental advocates and nature lovers alike may find themselves grappling with burnout from the relentless cycle of climate crises, habitat loss, and environmental degradation that dominates headlines. Yet this season of reflection…
In a candid reflection on human-wildlife coexistence, Australian writer Rebecca Shaw is attempting to overcome her lifelong fear of huntsman spiders—large, common arachnids that frequently share indoor spaces with humans across Australia. After encountering three huntsman spiders in her home…
Scientists have discovered a remarkable new species of carnivorous pitcher plant clinging to the limestone cliffs of the Philippines’ Palawan Island, but the exciting find comes with troubling news – the plant may already be critically endangered. The newly identified…
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is encouraging English gardeners to embrace a new gardening concept called “tredges” – plantings that fall somewhere between trees and hedges in size – as part of a broader effort to significantly increase the country’s…
