Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers

A recent study highlights the alarming trend of 'conservation abandonment,' where global efforts to protect biodiversity are being undermined by the reversal or neglect of conservation projects. Equiv...

Abu Dhabi – 12 October 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) welcomes the announcement that California and Massachusetts intend to join the Union at the 2025 World Conservat...

13 October 2025 - IUCN Members have voted to adopt a new 20-year Strategic Vision and four-year Programme

Nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface has already been profoundly transformed by human activity, leaving ecosystems degraded and fragmented, according to a

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

Anthropogenic climate change is projected to cause “Day Zero Drought”, when water demand exceeds supply, emerging as early as 2030 and occurring more frequently than recovery allows, posing escalating risks to regions worldwide.

These are small acorns with big impact

The monarchs who visit your garden in autumn are really something special.

Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.

Global demand for wood products is increasing forest harvest. One understudied consequence of logging is that it accelerates mobilization of dissol...

99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging. So why does everyone think they do?

The majority of Earth's plant species, including our crop plants, rely on the services of animal pollinators in order to reproduce. Honey bees and other pollinating insects annually contribute billion...

Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it

Puppet helps insect trick real termites into feeding it

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It's the latest legal strategy for environmental groups as they try to claw back terminated grants.

Which provides more shelter for species biodiversity: a large, continuous tract of forest, or a number of small forest fragments that add up to the same land area? This question has divided the scient...

Scientists have uncovered a game-changing discovery that reveals how a single factor shapes all life on Earth.

Cape Cod’s waters now host two high-tech buoys that listen for endangered right whales. How does this help protect these giants in real time?

California projects terminated by the Trump administration would have provided clean drinking water in rural communities, air purifiers for children with asthma and a community park, among other…

The number and diversity of insects is declining worldwide. Some studies suggest that their biomass has almost halved since the 1970s. Among the main reasons for this are habitat loss—for example thro...

Remarkable research has unlocked new understanding of the mysterious ways trees communicate and share knowledge with each other – and much like in many animal species, the wisdom of age plays a vital ...

Back in the 1990s, when I was on the criminal court beat, I sat through more murder trials than Perry Mason and Ben Matlock combined. Every case concerned a tragedy, but occasionally there were moment...

24.04.2025/Kiel. Wenn Schleppnetze über den Meeresgrund gezogen werden, wirbeln sie Sediment auf. Dabei wird nicht nur organischer Kohlenstoff wieder freigesetzt, sondern auch die Oxidation von Pyrit ...

The paper comes just weeks after Google announced its AI model, DolphinGemma, which is set to revolutionize dolphin communication

On the 55th Earth Day, Friends of the Earth International released a report on the dangerous link between climate change and biodiversity loss—and "real solutions" to the crises.

Rapid temperature flips between hot and cold extremes will become more frequent, more intense, and more rapid globally by the end of the twenty-first century, which is exacerbated in world’s breadbask...

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest health and resilience, climate mitigation and biodiversity. That’s based on res...

The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) maintain the balance of pond ecosystems. They feed on other aquatic organisms, such as mosquito larvae, and form part of the diet of larger animals, including fish, amphibi...

Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. Take Bayer: The chemical and pharmaceutical corporation made about half of its $50 bi

Many species of mammals worldwide are highly plastic in their timing of diel activity, which has unknown fitness consequences.

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

Several climate advocacy groups claim that the US President's undoing of marine protections is illegal.