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In September 1856, Mary Ann Patten found herself in an impossible situation that would cement her place in maritime history. When her husband fell gravely ill during a violent storm off Cape Horn—one of the world’s most dangerous shipping routes…
Brazil has finally released its long-awaited National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, arriving nearly a year after the UN’s 2024 deadline. The comprehensive strategy, published on December 29, 2025, sets forth ambitious goals for protecting the world’s most biodiverse nation…
Despite facing significant policy uncertainties in major markets like the United States and China, global investment in the energy transition demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, reaching a record $2.3 trillion according to a new BloombergNEF report. This represents an 8…
High above the forest floor in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, a hidden world of biodiversity has long remained mysterious to scientists. Traditional wildlife monitoring methods like camera traps and acoustic sensors often fail to detect the elusive creatures living in the…
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has uncovered compelling links between environmental pressures and same-sex behavior in wild primates, offering new insights into how ecological stress shapes animal social dynamics. Researchers analyzed 491 nonhuman primate species and…
Behind towering fences, guard dogs, and surveillance cameras in the coastal forests of South Carolina lies one of the world’s most important turtle conservation facilities. The Turtle Survival Center in Cross operates like a high-security vault for some of Asia’s…
In a moment that perfectly captured the reality of urban wildlife encounters, a live television news report took an unexpectedly wild turn in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Tuesday. ABC7 News reporter Frances Wang was broadcasting live coverage of…
A landmark court ruling in The Hague has found the Dutch government guilty of discrimination for failing to adequately protect residents of Bonaire, a Caribbean island territory, from the escalating impacts of climate change. The Wednesday judgment represents a significant…
A family’s boxer puppy became an unlikely early warning system when Storm Chandra unleashed devastating floods across Somerset in the early morning hours. The Wade family discovered the severity of the flooding when their barking dog led them downstairs to…
Indonesia’s government has sparked fierce criticism from Indigenous rights activists after fast-tracking permits for a controversial 328,000-hectare (810,505-acre) rice plantation in Papua. The final cultivation permit, known as Hak Guna Usaha (HGU), was approved at unprecedented speed compared to the…
