Where ‘ghost gear’ haunts the seas, divers unite to clean up
For nearly two decades, Edgardo Ochoa has picked away at a problem. A net here, some fishing line there — Conservation International’s marine and diving
Heat waves put spotlight on overlooked climate ally
Brutal heat waves swept across the Southern Hemisphere earlier this year. Now it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s turn. This week, much of the eastern United States
Still the world’s oldest tree?
This post was updated on May 12, 2023. In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) known as Methuselah has long been considered
To protect high seas, take heed of climate change
An unprecedented heat wave is gripping the world’s oceans. Temperatures, exacerbated by El Niño weather patterns, have soared to record-breaking highs every day for the past year. The
Climate change hurts soil’s ‘essential workers’
It’s easy to take what happens under our feet for granted. Whether you know it or not, thousands of species of mites and springtails are
On World Oceans Day, charting a new course for our seas
It’s the origin and the engine of life on our blue planet. The ocean feeds us, regulates our climate and sustains economies. Yet unprecedented heat
As climate crisis accelerates, who bears the brunt?
Torrential floods in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more since March. The deluge comes on the tail of a years-long
Mining could disrupt manta ‘superhighway’
If you’re a reef manta, there are few better places to be than northeastern Indonesia. In the clear blue seas of the Raja Ampat archipelago,
Nature’s decline is driving a surge in diseases
Our health is personal, but health risks are not. Around the world, entire populations — both human and wildlife — are facing new infectious diseases
The ocean provides — and needs to be protected. Can humanity do both?
Conservationists had reason to cheer as 2020 dawned. On January 1, the Pacific island nation of Palau officially closed 80 percent of its territorial waters