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Sea cucumber tissue survives for years in open water, study finds

Naina Rao 5 Jun 2026

Scientists warn of climate blind spot as U.S. dismantles ocean sensors

Naina Rao 4 Jun 2026

Tiny ‘sesame’ sea slug discovered in Taiwan is first of its genus named in 30 years

Naina Rao 4 Jun 2026

Intense heat during Mecca’s spring threatens millions of Hajj pilgrims

Naina Rao 1 Jun 2026

27 Moon Bears rescued from illegal Laos bile farm

Naina Rao 1 Jun 2026

New species of ghost pipefish named after Sesame Street character found in Australia

Naina Rao 28 May 2026

Banner image of Myanmar teak courtesy of EIA.

Luxury yacht maker Sunseeker pleads guilty to violating a US environmental law

Naina Rao 27 May 2026

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report

Naina Rao 21 May 2026

New conservation effort launched to protect coral reefs in Yap

Naina Rao 21 May 2026

Timor green pigeon could go extinct without immediate action, study finds

Naina Rao 19 May 2026

FIFA’s World Cup heat measures may not go far enough, expert warns

Naina Rao 18 May 2026

Hundreds of Khulan return to Eastern Mongolia after 65-year absence

Naina Rao 11 May 2026

In Mozambique, four isolated mountains yield four new chameleon species

Naina Rao 8 May 2026

Indonesia busts wildlife trafficking ring targeting Komodo dragons

Naina Rao 1 May 2026

From protecting salamanders to seabirds, here are the 2026 Whitley Awards winners

Naina Rao 30 Apr 2026

Malay tapir. Image courtesy of Shariff Mohamad.

On World Tapir Day, data gaps cloud future of Malaysia’s tapirs

Naina Rao 28 Apr 2026

Celebrating the ‘gardeners of the forest’ on World Tapir Day

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identity

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

Endangered civet faces local extinction in Cambodian sanctuary

Naina Rao 27 Apr 2026

New ‘cryptic’ gecko species discovered in Vietnam’s imperiled karst forests

Naina Rao 24 Apr 2026

New atlas aims to help save Africa’s disappearing wetlands

Naina Rao 22 Apr 2026

Colombia announces plan to cull Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos

Naina Rao 17 Apr 2026

Two-month-old bear cubs rescued from Facebook sale in Laos

Naina Rao 14 Apr 2026

A new bird species has been discovered in Japan after 45 years

Naina Rao 13 Apr 2026

An Asian dhole (Cuon alpinus) in a grassy field. Human impact hot spots for Canidae, like dhole, include Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and South America. Image credit: Kalyan Varma / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Asian wild dog spotted in Vietnam for the first time in 20 years

Naina Rao 25 Mar 2026

Deadly Indonesia landfill collapse a ‘serious warning’ of systemic failure

Naina Rao 20 Mar 2026

An ancient fishing tradition in Indonesia could help build a more sustainable fishery

Naina Rao 16 Mar 2026

Thailand tightens embrace of fossil fuels amid Middle East conflict

Naina Rao 9 Mar 2026

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Yo Yaj at Songkhla Lake, Thailand

Some of the more than 4,000 fishers who make their living in the waterways of Elephant Marsh. Image by Charles Mpaka for Mongabay.

Creek in the Colombian Amazon. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

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