Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now. - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.

Satellite imagery identifies disturbing problem in national park — here's why experts are concerned

Recent satellite images reveal the shocking extent of deforestation in Indonesia's Tesso Nilo National Park.

Conserving high-elevation grasslands in Peru is key to protect Andean bears

Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study.

Palm Oil Increases Deaths of Baby Macaques

In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…

Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely require an investigation into the accident.

Digital Slavery, Nickel Downstreaming, and Timber Grabbing: 2024’s Best Investigative Stories in Southeast Asia

This year’s picks emphasize the region’s increasingly sophisticated cross-border crimes, but also how investigative journalists consistently expose them.

Don't write off logged tropical forests -- converting to oil palm plantations has even wider effects on ecosystems

A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.

Oil palm plantations are driving massive downstream impact to watershed

The global demand for palm oil -- the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick -- is driving worldwide tropical deforestation.

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The Amazon rainforest and five reasons for hope

Slowing deforestation in Brazil and a vote against oil drilling in Ecuador offer slivers of hope for a denuded Amazon

How the COPs and carbon markets are fueling more fires in the Amazon | World Rainforest Movement

On November 22, the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 ended in Baku, Azerbaijan. At one of its sessions, Brazilian authorities spoke about the next one, COP30, to be held in the Amazon region.

What motivates Americans to eat less red meat?

Limiting red meat consumption is key to a sustainable and healthy diet, yet Americans are among the world's largest consumers of red meat.

New method turns e-waste to gold

A research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, to organic materials.

'Climate villains' that made headlines in 2024

Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.

From the US to Uganda, how climate activism has been criminalised in 2024

In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: The global crackdown against climate activists and groups is clearly part of the fossil fuel industry’s strategy to crush dissent and keep burning the planet• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? S…

The year in tropical rainforests: 2024

The year 2024 saw significant developments in tropical rainforest conservation, deforestation, and degradation.

New Math Suggests 'Impossible' Third Type of Particle Could Exist : ScienceAlert

Individual leopards can be identified by their roars

In the first large-scale paired camera trap and autonomous recording survey for large African carnivores, researchers were able to identify individual leopards by their vocalizations with 93% accuracy.

The 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2024

2024 was a big year for Indigenous lands worldwide, whether through land rights gains, land grabbing, restoring spiritual connections to lands, or analyzing how these lands support biodiversity conservation.

Hooked by Design: Landmark Lawsuit Alleges Kraft, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Others Used Big Tobacco Tactics to Addict Kids to Ultra-Processed Foods | LawInc

Landmark lawsuit claims Kraft, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo & others hook kids on addictive ultra-processed foods. Inside the allegations & what it means for your grocery aisle.

Footage shows NY officers beating prisoner before death

The New York attorney general has opened an investigation after Robert Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a state prison facility.

Satellite data show bursts of deforestation continue in Indonesian national park

When the Indonesian government established Tesso Nilo National Park in 2004 on a former logging concession, little could it have known that the legacy of logging and deforestation would continue years after granting it official protection.

Colossal count shows dire lion numbers in Uganda

A huge survey of lions & large carnivores in Uganda finds that while the result isn’t uniformly bad, there is a lot that’s troubling.

How murky gold trade fuels wars, gangs and terror attacks

World Gold Council says malign interests exploiting small-scale mining present global security threat

Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off

A new study has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.

FBI informant who lied about Biden 'bribes' pleads guilty

Alexander Smirnov will likely spend four to six years in prison for making up a story which sparked impeachment hearings.

Discovering the traits of extinct birds

Analysis of 216 extinct species by biologists found birds endemic to islands, occupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely to disappear the soonest after 1500.

Delay and pay: Climate tipping point costs quadruple after waiting

The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work.

Bye-bye microplastics: New plastic is recyclable and fully ocean-degradable

Researchers have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks down in seawater.

EU agrees to delay deforestation law but won't water it down

The European Union has agreed to delay but not dilute a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians have warned that the slowdown threatens forests and the climate.

Greens to call News Corp execs to greenwashing inquiry over gas ads

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says News Corp should explain its alleged attempt to disguise paid “propaganda” as news.

UK companies need to do more to address modern slavery finds latest CCLA benchmark - IFA Magazine

According to CCLA, this is an improvement from last year, when only 25 companies disclosed finding modern slavery or its indicators, showing that companies

EU countries reject Parliament’s proposal to gut deforestation rules

The decision is a slap in the face to the center-right European People’s Party, which proposed the changes.

FDA Pulls the Plug on Red 3: The Ugly Truth About Food Dyes Finally Exposed

The FDA is on the verge of pulling the plug on red 3, a food dye found in some of your favorite snacks.

Plantations are not forests

Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.

Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target

Exclusive: Campaigners say company’s apparent abandoning of 2030 pledge is a ‘masterclass in greenwashing’