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The long-tailed macaque has lost a battle for its survival — but won one for scientific integrity, reports Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. In early October, the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, reaffirmed the species’ endangered status, rejecting an appeal by…
Belize sells itself as a small-country answer to a big problem: how to keep the sea alive and the people who depend on it working. The pitch is strong. A debt-for-nature “blue bond” shaved public debt and created a 20-year…
Since 2016, Rich Collins has been plunging into the pitch-black waters off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida, at night, camera in hand, in pursuit of blackwater photography. These nighttime dives have given him a unique window into the lives…
Residents of both states fear increased pollution and higher bills if the company does not ramp up its investments in wind, solar and batteries. By Jake Bolster Activists in Utah and Wyoming held rallies this week urging state regulators to…
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Rescue operations intensified Friday across central Vietnam as floodwaters receded after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead, 11 missing and tens of thousands displaced. The receding waters allowed rescue teams…
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action The Trump administration has confirmed that no high-level representatives will be sent by the US to upcoming UN climate talks in Brazil, underscoring the administration’s…
Los ecuatorianos acudirán a las urnas el 16 de noviembre para decidir si permiten al presidente de derecha Daniel Noboa reformar la Constitución de 2008. El abogado César Rodríguez-Garavito explica lo que eso podría significar para los derechos de la…
It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides Tell us: have you fallen in love this year? Would you eat lab-grown chocolate? I requested a sample from California…
Researchers have recently described six new-to-science species of tube-nosed bats from the Philippines, named after their unique nostrils that protrude from the snout. All the specimens were collected from either primary or secondary forests, currently threatened by mining and shifting…
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.