I.U.C.N. Red List Moves Emperor Penguins to “Endangered”
Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers.
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Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction
Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for…
Bills to Protect Ratepayers From Data Centers Fail in Georgia Legislature
Lawmakers adjourned without passing a single measure addressing data center expansion, tax breaks or consumer protections. By Ryan Krugman When the final gavel fell on Georgia’s legislative session, Big Tech and Georgia Power had little reason to be disappointed.
In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business
For 21 years, Mike Wintz and his wife, Kayla, have worked to maintain their nearly 11,000-acre ranch near Bingham, Nebraska. The couple took over the cow-calf operations from Kayla’s parents, who had been in the business for over 25 years.…
Georgia’s forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.
Georgia is one of the leading states for forestry, ranking first in annual harvest volume and the export of forest products. The state’s forests that are managed for a commercial product offset about a third of Georgia’s greenhouse gas emissions.…
Campaigners demand action to break UK’s ‘addiction’ to herbicides
Use of glyphosate has risen 10-fold in 30 years, raising fears for public health It was Scottish farmers in the 1980s who pioneered the practice of spraying glyphosate on their wheat just before harvest. Struggling in the damp glens to…
Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage | Zoe Williams
It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy security Ed Miliband is facing a dilemma, apparently. Reform UK is suggesting new oil and gas licences in the North…
Artemis crew returning to Earth with ‘all the good stuff’ from Moon discoveries
The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with “so many more pictures, so many more stories”.
How the US rebuilt a collapsed fishery
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On the docks of Port Orford, a small fishing town on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, Aaron Longton runs…
Nature reserve helping restore crane population
The site is home to three breeding pairs and has welcomed 26 chicks since 2007.