Sacred sites as refuges for native plant diversity in an urbanized tropical landscape
Newbold, T. et al. Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity. Nature 520, 45–50 (2015). Article …
Discovery of New Avocado Types Could Lead to More Superfood Choices and Resilience
A close-up of the new avocado species – credit, Kevin Wann, via SWNS Scientists trudging through Nicaragua’s rainforest…
Beavers do far more than build dams: These 20-kilogram rodents create wetlands, raise groundwater and lock away carbon |
Beavers may weigh only around 20 kilograms, but their engineering skills can reshape entire landscapes. Using little more…
In 1862, the Indian myna was shipped to Melbourne to control crop pests and is now one of only three birds on the world’s 100 worst invaders |
Introduced to control pests, the Common myna now thrives in urban areas. This opportunistic bird competes aggressively with…
MVRDV Wins Competition to Design Shift Embassy in Rotterdam
Rotterdam ROCKS!, “Shift Embassy” in Rotterdam. Image © MVRDV Published on July 21, 2026 Share Share Facebook Twitter…
Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet
Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all multicellular life on Earth, is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems.…
Far North briefs: Biodiversity detectives report, new look isite for Ōpononi, kauri award
A unique fusion of classical music and te reo Māori is coming to the Far North. Following its…
A designer just put 1,300+ restored 19th-century wildlife illustrations online for free
ⓘ c82.net Two of the many restored illustrations now available on c82.net Designer Nicholas Rougeux used AI tools…
The Richest 10% Cause up to $5.7 Trillion in Environmental Damage Each Year
A new analysis estimates that the world’s highest-consuming 10% generate trillions of dollars in environmental damage each year…
Support for climate and biodiversity policies differs across cultural worldviews in Japan
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5 C. Science 365, eaaw6974…
Remote sensing delivers tropical forest resilience monitoring for the Global Biodiversity Framework
Wright, S. J. The future of tropical forests. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1195, 1–27 (2010). Article Google…
China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here’s the secret behind that growth
If one had to pick a few things to know China by, the Great Wall of China would…