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A remarkable New Year’s surprise has emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park: the birth of twin mountain gorillas, an extraordinarily rare event that conservationists are celebrating as a beacon of hope for one of the world’s…
California reaches historic drought-free milestone after 25 years of water shortages, while Britain's gardens face biodiversity crisis as traditional plant varieties disappear from sale. Climate experts debate geoengineering research as NASA prepares historic Artemis II lunar mission.
A ambitious proposal for an international mining treaty encountered significant diplomatic hurdles at the seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, Kenya, this December. Colombia and Oman spearheaded the initiative seeking binding measures to address the environmental and social…
The world’s oceans have once again broken heat records in 2025, absorbing unprecedented amounts of thermal energy and intensifying the extreme weather patterns affecting communities around the globe, according to new scientific data. This alarming trend underscores a critical reality…
The Australian state of Victoria is facing an unprecedented fire emergency, with every region now under either “catastrophic” or “extreme” fire danger warnings as destructive bushfires continue to spread across the landscape. Authorities are warning residents to brace for significant…
President Donald Trump has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have returned 30 acres of Everglades land to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida, in what legal experts are calling an unprecedented act of political retaliation. The veto came after…
In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley, a troubling environmental paradox is unfolding where the mining of materials essential for green technology may be harming the very ecosystems we need to protect. Local beekeepers and Indigenous residents report a dramatic decline in wild…
Ghana has officially repealed a contentious 2022 law that would have opened the country’s protected forest reserves to mining activities, marking a significant victory for environmental advocates who fought against the legislation for over two years. The Environmental Protection (Mining…
The Trump administration released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Wednesday that mark a significant shift toward promoting animal protein consumption, including red meat—a recommendation that runs counter to growing scientific consensus linking livestock production to climate change. The updated…
As Australia endures another punishing heatwave, climate scientist Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is confronting a deeply personal reality: how to explain our changing climate to the next generation. The recent temperature forecasts have brought back vivid memories of the devastating Black Summer…
