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A year after catastrophic wildfires tore through Los Angeles County, claiming at least 31 lives and destroying 13,000 homes, the recovery remains painfully slow. According to the Associated Press, fewer than a dozen homes have been fully rebuilt, with LA…
A groundbreaking study using underwater acoustic cameras in Washington’s Sequim Bay is providing encouraging evidence that tidal energy turbines can generate clean power without harming marine wildlife. The experimental four-bladed turbine, spinning slowly above the seabed at the bay’s narrow…
A massive seizure of over 5,000 endemic ants in Kenya has exposed a shadowy global wildlife trade that’s threatening ant populations worldwide. Conservationists are now urgently calling for international trade protections under CITES, the global wildlife treaty, as evidence mounts…
The United States reversed its recent progress on climate pollution in 2025, with carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning rising 2.4% compared to the previous year, according to a new study from the Rhodium Group research firm released Tuesday. This…
Scientists monitoring the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population have documented encouraging news this calving season, with 15 newborn calves identified so far. This represents a promising development for a species that has teetered on the brink of extinction,…
A conservation program in Colombia has achieved a significant milestone in the fight to save one of South America’s most iconic birds from local extinction. Three Andean condor chicks—named Rafiki, Wayra, and Ámbar—have successfully hatched at an artificial incubation facility…
Climate scientists have confirmed that 2025 was the third-hottest year in recorded history, with human-driven fossil fuel emissions pushing global temperatures to dangerous new heights. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, last year’s average surface air temperature…
Britain has achieved a major milestone in its transition away from fossil fuels with a record-breaking offshore wind power auction that will generate enough clean energy to power 12 million homes across Great Britain. The landmark deal represents the largest…
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.
A growing chorus of scientists is raising serious doubts about high-profile studies that claimed to detect microplastics throughout human organs, suggesting many findings may be due to laboratory contamination rather than actual plastic pollution in our bodies. Recent years have…
