Palm oil giant to forgo development of New Guinea rainforest
Nov 6, 2013, 6:18 pm By Rhett Butler
Palm oil giant Golden-Agri Resources (GAR) will forgo development of an oil palm plantation in an…CO2 concentrations hit new high last year
Nov 6, 2013, 12:31 pm By Jeremy Hance
The concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit a record high last year, according to a…Like humans, marmosets are polite communicators
Nov 6, 2013, 11:32 am By Tiffany Roufs
Common marmoset monkeys have been described as having human-like conversations according to a team…Central Park Zoo debuts baby snow leopard twins (photos)
Nov 5, 2013, 10:47 pm By Rhett Butler
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo is debuting a pair of snow leopard cubs that…Indigenous groups expel workers, blockade another dam in Sarawak
Nov 5, 2013, 6:59 pm By Rhett Butler
Hundreds of tribal people in Sarawak have started blockading a second big hydroelectric dam project…Featured video: trailer for James Cameron's new global warming series
Nov 5, 2013, 3:24 pm By Jeremy HanceShowtime has recently released its first trailer for the network's new series on the impacts of…Zoos join fossil fuel divestment campaign
Nov 5, 2013, 12:08 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last month, over a hundred representatives from zoos and aquariums around the world joined climate…World's most cryptic feline photographed in logging concession
Nov 4, 2013, 5:23 pm By Jeremy Hance-bay-cat-Pardofelis-badia.600.jpg)
The bay cat is arguably the world's least-known member of the cat family (Felidae). Although first…Tropical deforestation may hurt U.S. agriculture, affect monsoon cycle
Nov 4, 2013, 5:13 pm By Rhett Butler
Unchecked deforestation will have far-reaching impacts on temperature, rainfall, and monsoon cycles…Giant turtle-devouring duck-billed platypus discovered
Nov 4, 2013, 3:06 pm By Jeremy Hance
Based on a single tooth from Australia, scientists believe they have discovered a giant, meter-long…Thought-to-be-extinct 'halloween' frog rediscovered in Costa Rica
Nov 4, 2013, 2:52 pm By Rhett Butler
A breeding population of a critically endangered harlequin toad thought to be extinct in Costa Rica…New corruption allegations in Sarawak energy project
Nov 4, 2013, 12:43 pm By Rhett Butler
An infrastructure company with ties to Sarawak's chief minister has just landed a $196 million…Bolivia, Madagascar, China see jump in forest loss
Nov 1, 2013, 5:22 pm By Rhett Butler
Loss of forest cover increased sharply in Bolivia, Madagascar, and Ecuador during the third quarter…Adorable baby olinguito photographed in Colombia (picture)
Nov 1, 2013, 1:58 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers returning from an expedition to a cloud forest in Colombia have released photos of the…Scientists: to save the Malayan tiger, save its prey
Oct 31, 2013, 12:49 pm By Tiffany Roufs
A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections…'Remarkable year': could 2012 mark the beginning of a carbon emissions slowdown?
Oct 31, 2013, 11:23 am By Jeremy Hance
Global carbon dioxide emissions hit another new record of 34.5 billion tons last year, according to…DNA tests reveal new dolphin species (photos)
Oct 30, 2013, 2:04 pm By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
With the help of DNA tests, scientists have declared a new dolphin species that dwells off the coast…Rebranded as the Rainforest Trust, green group launches push to protect 6M acres of Amazon rainforest
Oct 30, 2013, 1:52 pm By Rhett Butler
The Rainforest Trust, which from 1988 until last month was known as the World Land Trust-US, has…New species of water beetle discovered in urban Manila
Oct 30, 2013, 12:27 pm By Tiffany Roufs
When imagining the discovery of a new species, most people conjure thoughts of intrepid explorers,…Renewable energy revolution will require better management of metals
Oct 30, 2013, 12:24 pm By Jeremy Hance
If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, scientists say global society will need a rapid and…
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