Doctors without biodiversity? New plan prescribes actions linking human health, nature
If you read only the news headlines, you’d have learned that last month’s global summit on biodiversity — known as “COP16” — was not a success:
A gift guide for the conscious consumer
The holidays are a time of joy and goodwill. They also happen to be one of the most wasteful times of year. Every week during
New study reveals seaweed’s hidden climate benefits
Humble seaweed is having a moment. It’s been heralded as a sustainable superfood, a biodegradable replacement for plastic packaging and a feed supplement to cut
From tiny nation, a ‘hallmark moment’ for climate justice
A small Pacific island nation scored a major victory for climate justice. Vanuatu, an archipelago of 320,000 people threatened by rising seas and devastating storms,
Climate change charts a dangerous course for the world’s largest fish
Warmer oceans are putting two giants of the sea on a collision course. Even at the size of a school bus, whale sharks — the
How cool are forests? A hot new study has answers
The shade of a tree can offer instant relief from the heat. But how much can forests buffer scorching temperatures during an extreme heat wave?
In Kenya, global crisis sparked ‘a new way to do conservation’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Few places on Earth are as evocative — or as imperiled — as the vast grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. In a new Conservation
Amid a vanishing savanna, new corridor a ‘big win’ for wildlife
Brazil is home to a vast, but overlooked, tropical savanna called the Cerrado. This sprawling patchwork of open grassland and scattered woodlands covers almost a
How an extraordinary new effort is giving sharks ‘a fighting chance’
Off the coast of Indonesia’s easternmost island, on a bright January day this year, Nesha Ichida waded into the crystal-clear waters of a secluded lagoon,
Study shows where forests can best bounce back
Around the world, deforestation is on the rise, threatening wildlife and fueling the climate crisis. Forests must be restored. But how and where? A new