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Proboscis monkeys in Malaysian Borneo. Image by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.

Scientists call for solving climate and biodiversity crises together

John Cannon 14 Jun 2021

New Attenborough film sounds alarm on planetary boundaries, but offers hope

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2021

Satellites keep watch over global reef health in a world first

Mongabay.com 20 May 2021

Reversing warming quickly could prevent worst climate change effects: Study

Claire Asher 28 Apr 2021
Wildlife off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, in 2015. Image by Enric Sala.

Ocean protection scheme can yield ‘triple benefits’ study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Mar 2021

Oceans helped absorb our CFCs. They’re now going to emit them back out

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Mar 2021

As Arctic sea ice hits annual maximum, concern grows over polar ice loss: Studies

Gloria Dickie 16 Mar 2021
A modern sailing vessel passes a fossil-fueled container ship. Image via Visualhunt.

New age of sail looks to slash massive maritime carbon emissions

Andrew Willner 15 Mar 2021
A lemur tree frog (Hylomantis lemur) in Costa Rica. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

U.N. report lays out blueprint to end ‘suicidal war on nature’

John Cannon 19 Feb 2021

New study warns that sea levels will rise faster than expected

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2021

Activists make the case that bigger is better to protect Galápagos reserve

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Jan 2021

Seven financial firms key to rooting out deforestation, report finds

John Cannon 29 Jan 2021

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley and Douglas McCauley 21 Dec 2020

The crypto-creature from the deep: Researchers get rare video of bigfin squid

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Nov 2020

Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Nov 2020

Brave New Arctic: Sea ice has yet to form off of Siberia, worrying scientists

Sharon Guynup 26 Oct 2020

‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2020

Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Oct 2020

Can the planet support a clean energy transition?

Mike Gaworecki 30 Sep 2020

Arctic Sea ice melts to second-place finish at annual minimum

Gloria Dickie 21 Sep 2020

Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Sep 2020

In Brazil, human action and climate change are drowning a community

Rafael Duarte 18 Aug 2020

App harnesses citizen power to keep tabs on Philippines’ coral reefs

Jen Chan 27 Jul 2020

As reef bleaching intensifies, lab-grown corals could help beat the heat

Johan Augustin 23 Jul 2020

Sea temperature a critical factor in success of coral reef outplants

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Jul 2020

Climate conundrum: Could COVID-19 be linked to early Arctic ice melt?

Gloria Dickie 8 Jun 2020

Economists put a price tag on living whales in Brazil: $82 billion

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 18 May 2020

Philippines bids farewell to satellite that launched enviro policy into the space age

Rosy Mina 12 May 2020

Climate change makes some fish smaller, and others bigger, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Apr 2020

Ocean deoxygenation could be silently killing coral reefs, scientists say

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Apr 2020

Ocean optimism: Study says we can restore marine health

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Apr 2020

Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest bleaching event yet

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Apr 2020

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