Europe’s wildfires became so intense they created their own storm

Historic wildfires scorched huge areas of Spain and France, with one Spanish blaze burning an area about the size of New York City and a French fire generating a rare, towering fire cloud.

Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss

JAKARTA — The number of Sumatran orangutans has declined by nearly 20% in the past decade and the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan remains perilously close to extinction despite years of conservation efforts, according to a new study.

Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire

Sea salt in Lombok Island, Indonesia is contaminated with microplastics: study

Sea salt sold in markets across Lombok Island, Indonesia, is contaminated with microplastics, according to a recent study. Microplastics are small plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length that form when larger plastic waste breaks down.

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

Oil has harmed the nature and people of the Niger Delta; human rights may save it

On this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, I speak with travel writer Noo Saro-Wiwa. She has documented the violence and natural destruction that the presence of oil companies have brought to the people of the Niger Delta in her latest book, Th…

As Australia expands seismic testing, experts warn of profound effects on sealife

It was spring, 20 years ago now, but he remembers it clearly. On the deck of the Geco Resolution, wind tearing spray from the waves, Robert McCauley stood gazing out onto an ocean blackened by night.

Tracking the Trump administration’s favors to the pesticide industry

Over the past 18 months, the Trump administration has delivered a string of victories to the pesticide industry.

​World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rights

Zero roadkill as Amazon canopy bridges secure 15,000 crossings

For some of the world's rarest monkeys, the path to survival now runs through a simple network of ropes.

Study finds river sand mining is outstripping nature's supply

The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

In 1998, a man illegally cut holes in a Tucson street curb. The result changed the law.

He ratted himself out to the city when it was clear his water diversion plan had worked.

A win-win, animal crossings make roads safer for wildlife and people

Worldwide, roads act as both death traps and barriers for wildlife, fragmenting the landscapes animals need to survive. However, ecologists and engineers are working to “reconnect the wild” through the strategic construction of wildlife crossings.

Trees keep absorbing carbon long after they stop growing

Oak trees keep absorbing carbon dioxide long after their annual growth has ended, revealing that photosynthesis and wood production are not as closely linked as scientists once believed.

How can you help wildlife during hot weather?

Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

Deaths in France surged 30% during hottest week of record June heatwave

Public health authority says 2,025 excess deaths probably an underestimate and that it expects toll to rise further

New data reveals surge in human rights abuses linked to transition minerals mining

New data released by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) finds that, worldwide, South America has the most abuse allegations associated with large-scale mining for transition minerals over the past 15 years.

The 20km ripple effect: How mines can trigger distant deforestation in Africa

The global push for a transition to green energy has sparked demand for critical minerals such as lithium, vanadium, copper and cobalt. These are needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels.

New research reveals the hidden pollution left behind by fireworks

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that fireworks can pollute both the air and water in ways that extend beyond the visible smoke.

Human activity has driven retreat of Antarctica's fastest melting glacier

Human-driven climate change significantly intensified the retreat of one of the most important glaciers in Antarctica during the 20th century.

Decline in plankton across Northeast Atlantic sends stark warning for ocean health

Microscopic plankton are among the most important organisms on Earth. Phytoplankton produce around half of the oxygen we breathe, while plankton as a whole underpin marine food webs, support fisheries, help regulate carbon and sustain life across the…

Most bees are solitary and don’t live in hives. Climate change risks them starving

Scientists don’t know enough about the food habits of less social bees. Here’s why that urgently needs to change.

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops

For decades, forests have occupied a central place in discussions about climate change. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, convert it into organic matter and store part of that carbon in their trunks, branches and roots.

Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case

The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.

Hydroelectric Dams Take a Toll on Jaguars, Tigers and Lions Palm Oil Detectives

Discover how hydroelectric dams destroy vital forest habitats and threatens endangered big cats, jaguars and tigers in South America and Asia

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds

Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds.

Hydroelectric Dams Take a Toll on Jaguars, Tigers and Lions

Forest loss for hydroelectric dams is a real threat to big cats contributing to climate change in South America and Asia. Help them survive and take action!

Hydroelectric Dams Take a Toll on Jaguars, Tigers and Lions

Forest loss for hydroelectric dams is a real threat to big cats contributing to climate change in South America and Asia. Help them survive and take action!

The Indigenous Malaysian concept of ‘Badi’: respecting the land and wildlife

The Indigenous Semai #indigenous people of #Malaysia can teach us a lot about how to protect people, planet and biodiversity. The Indigenous concept of #badi is not superstition or taboo, it’s abou…

The Indigenous Malaysian concept of ‘Badi’: respecting the land and wildlife

The Indigenous Semai #indigenous people of #Malaysia can teach us a lot about how to protect people, planet and biodiversity. The Indigenous concept of #badi is not superstition or taboo, it’s abou…

EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say

BELÉM, Brazil — At a Nov. 19 press conference at the U.N. climate summit currently underway in Brazil, European Union officials spoke for half an hour without a single mention of forests or efforts to halt deforestation — even though COP30 is taking …

Secure land rights linked to lower deforestation in Brazil's Amazon, study shows

Who owns the rainforest—and who has the right to use it—might seem like a simple question.

Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say