Snakes on a train: King cobras are hitching rides in India
Feb 11, 2026, 1:55 pm By
On India’s railways, stowaways are not limited to ticketless passengers. Some arrive without…In Kenya’s Jomvu Creek, women help restore a vanishing coast through crab farming
Feb 11, 2026, 1:13 pm By
MOMBASA COUNTY, Kenya — Five minutes’ walk up the hilly road from the mangroves lining the tidal…Another controversial land deal in Suriname threatens the Amazon Rainforest
Feb 11, 2026, 1:05 pm By
Officials in Suriname are trying to cancel a controversial agribusiness contract that could result…In Peru’s Andes, Quechua women turn human-wildcat conflict into coexistence
Feb 11, 2026, 12:52 pm By
AYACUCHO, Peru — High in the Peruvian Andes, a group of Indigenous Quechua women is transforming…Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Indigenous lands show strong restoration gains
Feb 11, 2026, 12:34 pm By
“The land is the greatest asset we have,” said Luzineth Pataxó, a Pataxó leader from the…Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Feb 11, 2026, 11:27 am By
A U.S. federal agency is considering allowing companies to lease more than 45.7 million hectares…‘Free for all’ — Dominican Republic withdraws trade protections, the latest blow to American eels’ future
Feb 11, 2026, 9:50 am By
Slimy, snake-shaped and yellow-brown, freshwater eels swim the rivers, estuaries and the coastal…Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth
Feb 11, 2026, 8:00 am By
A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has…Mapping underground fungal networks: Interview with SPUN’s Toby Kiers
Feb 11, 2026, 5:16 am By
All around her, scientists had their eyes set on studying flora and fauna that lived aboveground.…Bangladesh’s political parties share manifestos, leave environmentalists frustrated
Feb 11, 2026, 3:32 am By
Feb. 12 marks Bangladesh’s first national election poll since the 2024 mass uprising and the…Indonesia’s steel expansion risks a surge in greenhouse gas emissions
Feb 10, 2026, 11:31 pm By
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s steel industry is becoming one of the country’s fastest-growing sources…Trump opens only US marine national monument in Atlantic to fishing — again
Feb 10, 2026, 5:31 pm By
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Feb. 6 to open a marine protected area off the…60 years of buried lessons on conservation projects from USAID have been saved
Feb 10, 2026, 5:13 pm By
A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump shut down public access to the Development Experience…Mexico considers shrinking protected areas for endangered vaquita porpoise
Feb 10, 2026, 3:57 pm By
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have proposed scaling back fishing regulations meant to protect a…Scientists call for ethics rules as AI fuels animal communication research
Feb 10, 2026, 11:14 am By
Researchers have proposed a new ethical framework to regulate emerging technologies, such as…Biodiversity bonds can work, but their design flaws must be fixed (commentary)
Feb 10, 2026, 10:49 am By
The interlinked crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are slipping down political agendas…Why a healthy information ecosystem matters
Feb 10, 2026, 10:48 am By
When people think about change, they often look for a central actor. A donor whose gift unlocked…Indigenous protests force Brazil to suspend Tapajós River dredging plan
Feb 10, 2026, 10:38 am By
Brazil has suspended a decree on dredging and privatizing the Tapajós River, a major tributary of…Unidentified oil washes up on South African beaches
Feb 10, 2026, 9:59 am By
A mysterious oil spill is raising concern among South African conservationists and coastal…Nepal’s community forests sit on unsold timber
Feb 10, 2026, 6:28 am By
KATHMANDU — The Khorthali Community Forest User Group in Dolakha, central Nepal, produced 1,189…
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