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The environmental science community is mourning the loss of Emma Johnston, a pioneering marine ecologist and academic leader who died December 26, 2025, in Melbourne from cancer-related complications. Johnston, who had just begun her role as vice-chancellor of the University…
A chance discovery on a remote desert island in Mexico’s Gulf of California has led to a quarter-century scientific odyssey studying one of nature’s most unusual mammals. José Juan Flores Martínez, now an academic technician at Mexico’s National Autonomous University…
In the dim depths of the Pacific Ocean near Guam, scientists have uncovered a hidden world teeming with never-before-seen life. Using innovative underwater structures that act like “hotels” for sea creatures, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered…
In the mist-shrouded cloud forests of Peru’s San Martín region, scientists have discovered a remarkable new frog species that may already be fighting for survival. The tiny amphibian, found hidden among fallen leaves in one of the country’s most remote…
Families across Norfolk are experiencing mounting distress as coastal erosion threatens to wash away the graves of their loved ones, with some reports of exposed human remains becoming visible along eroding clifftops. The crisis has prompted desperate calls for immediate…
Britain’s warmest and sunniest spring on record delivered unexpected good news for the country’s struggling bird populations, with 14 songbird species showing significantly higher breeding success rates during the 2025 season. The exceptionally dry and warm conditions from May through…
Amanda Nguyen, a civil rights activist and scientist who flew aboard Blue Origin’s historic all-female crew mission in April, has revealed she experienced severe depression following what she describes as a “tsunami of harassment” after her spaceflight. Nguyen, founder of…
Nearly ten years after Brazil’s massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam began operating on the Xingu River in the Amazon, researchers are documenting alarming deformities in local fish populations that suggest long-term ecological damage to this critical waterway. The 11.2-gigawatt Belo…
Indonesia ended 2025 grappling with a sobering contradiction: while climate-related disasters grow increasingly severe, the country’s environmental policies have remained virtually stagnant during President Prabowo Subianto’s inaugural year in office. The archipelago nation continues its heavy reliance on fossil fuels…
Sri Lanka is preparing to become one of the first countries to apply for assistance from the newly established UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), following the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Ditwah in late November. The historic…
