Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.

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Many people know that chimpanzees and orangutans have personalities, feel emotions and are “almost human”. However a recent paper has found that great apes also have a mid-life slump or a “midlife cri...

Did you know our primate cousins exhibit similar personality profiles to humans? Explore fascinating evolutionary research on primate social behaviour

Want to hear something trippy? Unlike other aspects of an object such as its size or mass, colour is not an inherent property. Perceiving colour is a function of an organism's sensory system. In other...

A Washington Post interview with an economist and expert said that wise consumers should boycott palm oil this Halloween. Instead you should take a second look at what you buy, eat and distribute on Halloween. Two main ingredients in candy are leading to human rights abuses, deforestation and child slavery. Below you will find ways to boycott palm oil this Halloween and the reasons why this is a good idea. While chocolate is a crowd-pleaser, the ubiquitous candy “has some pretty close associations with two of the biggest environmental crises that we face right now, and that’s the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis,” says John Buchanan, vice president of sustainable production for Conservation International.

Of the 2,079 mammal species traded worldwide, 41 per cent share at least one pathogen with humans, according to new data released today. 

Explore hidden lives of Long-tailed pangolins AKA African black-bellied pangolins. Roads, poaching and palm oil threaten their conservation

Avoid and boycott palm oil in brands every Halloween with this complete guide for consumers in Australia, the UK and the USA.

Tropical forests matter to each and every one of us. They suck colossal quantities of carbon out of the atmosphere, providing a crucial brake on the rate of climate change. Yet a statistical model in ...

Discover Mountain tapir facts, habitat, and range. Help the wooly Andean tapir vanishing due to deforestation in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Explore how Palm Oil Detectives exposes palm oil greenwashing while telling the stories of wildlife, forests, and indigenous people in the Global South

Scientists know that #biodiversity is declining across much of the world although less universally and dramatically than we feared. We also know that things are likely to get worse in the future, with...

Discover how the endangered Titan Arum, Sumatra's giant corpse flower, uses thermogenesis and a putrid smell to attract rainforest pollinators

For decades, the palm oil industry, backed by the RSPO, has misled consumers with the false promise of "sustainable" palm oil. Behind this green façade lies a brutal reality of deforestation, human ri...

Long-tailed pangolins AKA African black-bellied pangolins are Vulnerable from bushmeat and traditional medicine along with palm oil deforestation. Take action!

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Endangered Grey Crowned Cranes are a regal and graceful bird of Uganda, Tanzania, DRC, and Namibia. Help them to survive and join the boycott4wildlife

Striking raptor Bateleur #Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus soars through #Africa's skies with powerful red legs, a bright intelligent face and intense eyes. They are famous for their distinctive aerial and...

The yellow-casqued hornbill is one of the most remarkable hornbills in the world and one of the largest birds in the rainforests of West Africa weighing up to two kilos. Sporting a shock of russet col...

Territorial and highly social, Southern Ground #Hornbills collectively raise their young in groups - a process of parental guidance that can take up to two years - the longest of any #bird species kno...

For decades, the palm oil industry, backed by the RSPO, has misled consumers with the false promise of "sustainable" palm oil. Behind this green façade lies a brutal reality of deforestation, human ri...

On the eve of giving the 2025 Nelson Mandela annual lecture, an interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since ...

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Did you see the palm oil infographic we released today? I hope so! If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out. Were you shocked to find out that palm...

In the folklore of West Africa, there's a fascinating character called Maame Water, believed to be a goddess of the sea, she symbolises wealth and beauty. Maame Water is none other than the African Ma...