Browsing: conservation
Researchers found that 78% of the world’s bird species do not thrive in the most modified human-dominated environments and are…
Crocodilians—semiaquatic reptiles comprising crocodiles, gharials, alligators and caimans—are remarkable. Often described as living fossils due to their ancient lineage, these…
Humpback whale found in New Jersey sustained blunt force trauma and a fractured skull, reigniting concerns about offshore wind power
A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island found that the animal had…
‘Carbon colonialism’ in Africa meets resistance as companies seek to sell carbon credits from conservation projects that often upend local livelihoods—or worse
Matthew Walley’s eyes sweep over the large forest that has sustained his Indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Even as…
Efforts to expand the number of offshore wind farms has sparked fierce debates in communities around the globe. While governments…
Scorpions are among the oldest land animals on Earth, with fossil evidence of their existence dating back 430 million years.…
A new article published in PLOS ONE documents the existence of a new, color-changing species of snouted treefrog: Scinax juruena.…
Costa Rican marine biologist Ariana Oporta-McCarthy grew up close to where a critically-endangered turtle nests: now she’s helping to save…
Predators in perpetual motion, sleepless in our seas. If that’s your image of sharks, you are not alone. And for…