Scientists analyzed tree growth rings to investigate whether the Amazon Basin is indeed drying up, as shown by extreme droughts in 2023 and 2024. Their study revealed that over the past four decades, ...

A new offshore oil discovery in the Republic of Congo raises questions about who benefits, as African countries grapple with ...

The Asiatic wild ass is reestablishing itself in eastern Mongolia for the first time in more than six decades.

A new land reform law passed in April lets small farmers reclassify their land so that it can be used as collateral. But it also means they would lose protection from land seizure, which could allow ...

A report by advocacy group Amazon Watch highlights how deeply criminal activity and the militarized state responses that they ...

Buddhist monks associated with the “Walk for Peace” initiative have carried a sapling of the sacred pipal or “bodhi” tree to ...

The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, was viewed by many as a historic ...

Widespread, adaptable, and classified globally as a species of “least concern” on the IUCN Red List, the mainland leopard cat can be found across much of Asia. However, research on the species remains ...

At this time of year, the waters of the Arabian Gulf support one of the most significant gatherings of marine life anywhere ...

The golden-headed lion tamarin, captured in the photo above, is a small primate species found only in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. The tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, have bright ...

For a realm that covers most of the planet, the ocean attracts a modest share of charitable attention. In philanthropic terms ...

Ted Turner, who died on May 6th, liked to present himself as a businessman who had simply applied the same habits to a larger ...