Environment & Sustainability

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Today is Jane Goodall Day. Her movement continues.

April 3 now carries a different kind of weight. It was always Jane Goodall’s birthday. Now it is also a marker—a point in the year when people are asked not just to remember her, but to do something with what…

Talks to reduce funding for overfishing remain stalled at WTO meeting

Governments across the world have pledged to re-ignite stalled “Fish Two” negotiations and finalize the second part of a long-sought agreement to curb harmful fishing subsidies by mid-2028. The commitment came at the World Trade Organization’s recently concluded 14th Ministerial…

Forest Service Shake-Up Comes As Risky Wildfire Season Looms

The Trump administration says moving the Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutting down 31 research stations will streamline operations and bring leaders west, where the forests are. By Marianne Lavelle In announcing one of the largest reorganizations in the…

Feds Seek Access to Three Texas State Parks for Border Wall

In February, the Border Patrol requested access to Big Bend Ranch, Seminole Canyon and Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Parks. The access request included 14 parcels in Big Bend Ranch as first steps in a discussion of easement rights, leasing or…

Brain and Eye Studies, Advanced Life Support Tech Top Station Crew’s Day

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir processing samples to observe and understand metallic solidification behavior in microgravity, potentially benefiting Earth‑based and space‑based metallurgy and manufacturing techniques. NASA/Jessica Meir The Expedition 74 crew studied how the brain receives signals in space and demonstrated…

Return of the giant tortoises

For the first time in nearly two centuries, giant tortoises are once again roaming Floreana Island in the Galápagos, a conservation milestone more than a decade in the making.This article was originally published on Mongabay