Why saving seagrass meadows could help save the world’s coastlines
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Seagrass meadows might not catch the eye like coral reefs, but they play an important and often…Outlook for migratory species worsens amid habitat loss & avian flu, report finds
Mar 12, 2026, 12:03 pm By
From shorebirds flying between their Arctic breeding grounds and southerly foraging ranges to…If Florida reefs aren’t protected, storms will increase flooding & costs: Study
Mar 12, 2026, 11:54 am By
Healthy reefs aren’t just about colorful fish — they also shield shorelines from intense…Marine biologist Edie Widder chases bioluminescence in new ‘Life Illuminated’ film
Mar 12, 2026, 10:40 am By
The documentary A Life Illuminated will make its Washington, D.C., premiere on March 19, the first…Modest controls put on freewheeling squid fleet at South Pacific fisheries meeting
Mar 12, 2026, 10:22 am By
A lower limit on the size of the fleet targeting jumbo flying squid in the South Pacific Ocean,…Indonesia’s orangutan trafficking cases reveal need for a change in approach (commentary)
Mar 12, 2026, 9:08 am By
For months, four infant orangutans lived in limbo in Thailand — not as pets, but as evidence.…The dark side of smiling sloths
Mar 12, 2026, 4:30 am By
The apparent friendliness of “smiling” sloths have made them tourist darlings, but have also put…Bangladesh sees rise in ray, shark fishing as traditional seafood species dwindle
Mar 12, 2026, 3:50 am By
Though seafood is a prevalent protein source in Bangladesh, some fishes, like stingrays and sharks,…‘We do not have time’: Interview with MEP Delara Burkhardt on the EUDR’s second delay
Mar 11, 2026, 6:01 pm By
In 2023, when the European Parliament passed a law meant to keep products linked to deforestation…Rights violations prompt world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to divest from Bolloré
Mar 11, 2026, 5:53 pm By
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has decided to divest from French conglomerate Bolloré,…Growing number of Indigenous Twa forced out of DRC’s forests and into towns
Mar 11, 2026, 5:13 pm By
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Mar 11, 2026, 4:45 pm By
For about three decades, beluga whales and bottlenose dolphins greeted more than a million annual…Rush to put AI data centers in space poses poorly understood dangers
Mar 11, 2026, 3:26 pm By
Plans are afoot to launch large mega-constellations of AI data centers into Earth orbit. That…Scientists use rapid 3D scanning to create a digital library of 800 ant species
Mar 11, 2026, 2:10 pm By
Scientists have designed a new technique using robotics to rapidly generate high-resolution,…Brazil Supreme Court opens path to mining in Indigenous land for first time
Mar 11, 2026, 2:05 pm By
On Feb. 3, at the request of an association of the Indigenous Cinta Larga people in the Amazon, the…Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
Mar 11, 2026, 1:57 pm By
HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000…Plastic, from home and abroad, spills into Türkiye’s waters
Mar 11, 2026, 12:59 pm By
ADANA, Türkiye — Along the final stretch of the Seyhan River, in southern Türkiye, plastic bits…Thai data center boom sparks fears of water shortage, air pollution
Mar 10, 2026, 11:54 pm By
This story was produced in collaboration with the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC). Read the…The Wild League aims to turn sports mascots into conservation champions
Mar 10, 2026, 9:15 pm By
Lions, tigers and bears aren’t just among the world’s most iconic wildlife. They’re also among…How elephants experience time, and what this tells us about protecting them
Mar 10, 2026, 5:31 pm By
Khatijah Rahmat, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in…
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