Tipping point already reached? West Antarctica in slow-motion, unstoppable melt
May 14, 2014, 12:43 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two hundred years from now, the planet could look very different. This week two landmark studies…Scientists uncover new marine mammal genus, represented by single endangered species
May 14, 2014, 9:04 am By Jeremy Hance.360.jpg)
This is the story of three seals: the Caribbean, the Hawaiian, and the Mediterranean monk seals.…NASA: 1997 all over again for Indonesia?
May 13, 2014, 8:45 pm By Rhett Butler
The latest data from NASA shows that conditions developing in the tropical Pacific are eerily…"Simmering conflict": the delicate balancing act of protecting India's wilderness
May 13, 2014, 3:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Western Ghats of southern India, one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots, is a…Ag giant ADM boosts greener palm oil
May 13, 2014, 2:33 pm By Rhett Butler
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will join a growing list of companies committing to stricter standards…Featured video: John Oliver skewers media 'balance' on climate science in viral video
May 13, 2014, 12:04 pm By Jeremy Hance
Sometimes you need comedians to tell the truth. On his new show, Last Week Tonight, comedian John…Uncovering the impact of big banks on the Amazon
May 13, 2014, 10:54 am By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org announces up to $30,000 environmental reporting grant: The Brazilian Development Bank &…Scientists release odd-looking, Critically Endangered crocodiles back into the wild (PHOTOS)
May 13, 2014, 9:21 am By Jeremy Hance
Among the largest and most endangered crocodilians in the world, the gharial is on the verge of…Leonardo DiCaprio commits $1M toward ending elephant poaching crisis
May 12, 2014, 6:26 pm By Rhett Butler
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has stepped up with a $1 million donation to the Elephant Crisis Fund, an…Chinese luxury furniture linked to murder, near extinction
May 12, 2014, 1:19 pm By Jeremy Hance
Intricately carved, meticulously designed, and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars: this is…India, not China, has the world's worst urban air pollution
May 12, 2014, 10:17 am By Jeremy Hance
Breathing in urban India is hard: of the world's top twenty cities with the worst air, 13 of them…After 89-year absence a wolf returns to Iowa...and is shot dead
May 12, 2014, 9:15 am By Jeremy Hance
DNA testing has confirmed that an animal shot in February in Iowa's Buchanan County was in fact a…Borneo bests Amazon in terms of giant tree growth rates
May 11, 2014, 2:22 pm By Rhett Butler
Trees in the rainforests of Borneo have faster growth rates than those in the Amazon, finds a study…Environmentalists lament light sentence in Tripa peatland destruction case
May 10, 2014, 9:52 am By Rhett Butler
Environmental groups blasted a 'lenient' sentence imposed on the director of a palm oil company that…Obama: palm oil destroying Malaysia's rainforests
7:56pm By Rhett Butler
President Obama elevated the issue of destruction of rainforests for palm oil production during his…Coral could prevent HIV: newly discovered protein blocks infection
2:49pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In the waters off the coast of northern Australia lives a species of feathery coral. Years ago, bits…Of mice and men: deforestation linked to human disease
Thu 6:31pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Deforestation is wiping out habitat for plants and animals around the world. It is linked to…Special Report: Lake Toba Indigenous People Fight for Their Frankincense Forest
Thu 2:25pm By Rhett Butler
It was a cool and foggy day in Dolok Ginjang forest, but that did not stop villagers of Pandumaan…Elephants in the midst: warning system prevents human-elephant conflicts in India, saves lives
Thu 12:57pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Indian elephants once freely roamed the rich mid-elevation evergreen forests of the Valparai plateau…China pledges $100 million to combat poaching in Africa
Thu 11:46am By Jeremy Hance
The Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, has pledged $100 million to combat poaching in Africa during a…
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