NATURE

Amid crisis, victories for nature emerge

Alarm bells screamed for nature in 2024. Each week seemed to bring fresh warnings of the loss of wildlife, habitat destruction…

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Turning the tide for the world’s oceans

It was a year of rough seas for the world’s oceans. Despite some progress on both fronts, overfishing and pollution persisted,…

2 years ago

‘I almost couldn’t believe it’: Amazon expedition stuns researchers

In the Andean foothills of the Peruvian Amazon, Trond Larsen carefully scanned the forest floor. Out of the corner of his…

2 years ago

Amid hottest year on record, nature takes center stage

As 2024 comes to a close, global temperatures are at an all-time high — topping the previous hottest-year on record:…

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protecting high seas hotspots, wildlife and more

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.  1. An effective…

2 years ago

Meet the scientist helping women find their voice

In a community center in rural Madagascar, Kame Westerman noticed something that changed her career. As the men debated the…

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Study gauges grasslands’ climate-fighting powers

Plant more trees, cool the climate: It’s a message that readers of this website know well. But new research confirms…

2 years ago

In climate fight, ‘nature vs tech’ a false debate

How much can — or should — humanity rely on nature to help solve the climate crisis? That's the question at…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

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