Month-long effort to rescue Timmy the stranded whale reaches critical point
In a small corner of the Baltic coast, a stranded whale known as Timmy, also called Hope, has…
Spread of disease from animals to humans is being driven by wildlife trade, investigation shows
New research suggests that international wildlife trade is upping the transmission of diseases from animals to humans, with…
One whale song unlocks decades of hidden ocean data
Researchers have found that a single recorded blue whale call can be used to train an AI system…
Why planning reforms have people concerned about the Waitākere Ranges and development
The Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area includes about 27,000 hectares of coastal forest hills and beaches in West Auckland.…
Errors found in hundreds of sea level studies change hazard maps
Many of the world’s coastal risk maps begin with a simple assumption: the ocean starts at zero. But…
It may be too late to save coffee, chocolate, and wine production
Coffee, chocolate, and wine – three luxury crops that billions of people enjoy every day – are already…
‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds | Greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from Australian coalmines are more than double official government estimates reported…
Clean energy is the key to peacebuilding
In 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, energy was used as a weapon. Today, the…
River pollution in Moray leads to fish and bird deaths in environmental disaster
A severe pollution incident in Knockando Burn has led to the death of numerous fish, eels, and birds,…
What’s left behind when the water recedes
Comment: Pōneke Wellington, my hometown for more than a decade, was hit by flash floods last week. The…
‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction | Marine life
In the mudflats of Swan Bay, Victoria, royal spoonbills sweep their paddle-shaped bills through shallow water. Nearby, under…
Migrant boat runs aground in northern France, leaving 2 dead
PARIS (AP) — A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a…