Will Haiyan's impact in the Philippines be worsened by deforestation?
Nov 8, 2013, 1:52 pm By Rhett Butler
While it's too early to assess the impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan — reportedly the strongest…Seahorses on your iPad: new app allows anyone to track and document seahorses
Nov 8, 2013, 12:28 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Annually, approximately 13 million seahorses—live and dead—are traded around the globe. At this…Dolphins, bats and the evolution of echolocation
Nov 8, 2013, 11:12 am By Tiffany Roufs
A dolphin swimming through the world’s oceans after fish, and a bat flying through the air with…Critically Endangered Jamaican iguana imperiled by port development
Nov 8, 2013, 10:41 am By Tiffany Roufs
The story of the Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collie) is one of adversity and resurgence. Once believed…8 tribesmen arrested in Borneo dam protest
3:22pm By Rhett ButlerMalaysian authorities arrested eight indigenous protestors on Thursday in a crackdown on a…Beetles in the spotlight: a new species of burying beetle from the Solomon Islands Archipelago
11:00am By Tiffany Roufs
If you thought of the little beetle that you saw the other day as just a ‘regular one’ then this…Could camera trap videos galvanize the world to protect Yasuni from oil drilling?
10:54am By Jeremy Hance
Even ten years ago it would have been impossible to imagine: clear-as-day footage of a jaguar…Palm oil companies ignoring community rights, new study shows
9:41am By Rhett Butler
Some of the largest palm oil companies are clearing forests and peatlands without seeking consent of…Palm oil giant to forgo development of New Guinea rainforest
Wed 6:18pm 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
Wed 12:31pm 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
Wed 11:32am 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…
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