Extinct Ice Age toad discovered in Los Angeles
The La Brea Tar Pits became famous after much larger fossils of creatures, like giant mammoths and sabre-toothed…
The climate crisis argument is over. We must now do something about it
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke | Air pollution
Miquette Thompson’s home in rural Mendocino county has been covered in smoke all week. There are the nearby…
Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles | Colorado river crisis
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it…
“You couldn’t make it up”: Water cut off across Dartmoor less than 24 hours after hosepipe ban
Less than 24 hours after the imposition of a hosepipe ban by South West Water, residents of the…
Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the World’s Most Endangered Species
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his actor buddy Leonardo DiCaprio are catching some heavy flak recently, but for…
European wildfires in numbers: How record-breaking heatwaves have scorched the continent
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150 bilbies released in Queensland national park where they were once extinct
In the middle of the night in western Queensland, Save the Bilby Fund CEO Kev Bradley is nervous…
Researchers mapped more than 100 lakes across 1,000 kilometres of Brazil and Uruguay; the network could detect ecosystem stress before irreversible damage
Published in the journal One Ecosystem, the research provides the first systematic assessment of the Southern American Coastal…
RSPB warns of ‘devastating’ impact of birds eating nurdles
Birds eating small plastic pellets spilled into the North Sea could have “devastating consequences”, a charity has warned.…
Council raises concerns over new Royal Wootton Bassett tip
Late last month, Wiltshire Council announced it had chosen Royal Wootton Bassett as the site for its new…
In 1969, an Australian pilot leased a coral island left barren by guano mining; he flew in water and native trees, his plantings began a 50-year ecological recovery | World News
Aerial view of Lady Elliot Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1969, when pilot Don Adams set foot…