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The ventral, lateral and dorsal views of the single specimen of Negros fruit dove collected in the Philippines in 1953.

DNA analysis of rare Philippine fruit dove sheds new light on a 70-year mystery

Mikael Angelo S. Francisco 29 Mar 2024
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Postponement of century-old Indian Science Congress sparks controversy

Niladry Sarkar 15 Feb 2024
Plastic waste in water.

New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater

Abhishyant Kidangoor 16 Jan 2024
Polar bears.

‘No end in sight’ for potential of conservation tech: Q&A with Megan Owen

Abhishyant Kidangoor 5 Jan 2024
Indigenous elder of the Pataxó tribe in Brazil. Photo credit: Brastock Images. Licensed via Adobe Photo Stock

2023’s top 10 Indigenous news stories (commentary)

Joan Carling, Joseph Itongwa, Juan Carlos Jintiach 28 Dec 2023
Forensic reconstruction of a woolly dog based on Mutton’s pelt measurements and archaeological remains. Image courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

How a 160-year-old pelt piqued new findings on Indigenous ‘woolly dog’ breed

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 22 Dec 2023
Two male mallard ducks in Hesse, Germany, showing homosexual behavior.

Study on evolution of same-sex animal behaviors underscores stigmas in research

Swati Thapa 13 Dec 2023
Melquiades, a Brazil nut producer in the Amazon rainforest. Image by Yoly Gutierrez/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Community tropical forest management linked to social & environmental benefits: Study

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 8 Dec 2023

Track-a-mole: Sniffer dog and eDNA help ‘rediscover’ South African golden mole

Liz Kimbrough 29 Nov 2023

Collaboration key to rediscovery of egg-laying mammal in Papua’s Cyclops Mountains

Basten Gokkon 28 Nov 2023
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Image by Dr. Jonathan Moore.

To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations turn to AI

Spoorthy Raman 6 Nov 2023
Mangroves along Wallace's Passage

The Indo-West Pacific harbors two distinct mangrove hotspots, study says

Basten Gokkon 30 Oct 2023

Indonesia reports a new Javan rhino calf, but population doubts persist

Basten Gokkon 6 Oct 2023
Satellite image of Argentina's Patagonia region.

Applications open for Airbus’s ‘Satellites for Biodiversity Award’

Abhishyant Kidangoor 6 Oct 2023
Arctic sea ice.

Sensing tech used in oil pipelines can also track Arctic sea ice, study shows

Abhishyant Kidangoor 11 Sep 2023
Coal protest in Indonesia

Indonesian voters want a clean energy plan, but candidates haven’t delivered

Basten Gokkon 6 Sep 2023
A red fox.

In the chain of species extinctions, AI can predict the next link to break

Abhishyant Kidangoor 22 Aug 2023
Global map of the oceans including elevation. Image courtesy of Esri.

To protect the oceans, we must map them (commentary)

Dawn Wright 10 Aug 2023
Greville's bolete, which has a mycorrhizal relationship with larch trees.

Machine learning helps researchers identify underground fungal networks

Abhishyant Kidangoor 4 Aug 2023
Nautilus pompilius shell

Nuclear pioneers press ahead with plans for Indonesia island frontier

Nopri Ismi 24 Jul 2023

Calls grow to put the brakes on deep-sea mining as countries discuss rules

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 Jul 2023
Puzzle of a natural history museum diorama. Image by Erik Hoffner for Mongabay.

What does the decline of natural history museums mean for biodiversity conservation? (commentary)

Rajith Dissanayake 28 Jun 2023
A black soldier fly.

Strengthening crops with insect exoskeletons? Study says yes, by way of the soil

Juliette Portala 12 Jun 2023

Even in recycling, microplastics remain a persistent polluter, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 5 May 2023

How will climate change affect Latin America? Scientists respond to IPCC report

Yvette Sierra Praeli 4 May 2023
Coral Reef at Marsa Gozlani site, Sharm el Shekh, Egypt

Global Ocean Census aims to find 100,000 marine species in 10 years

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 May 2023

New ‘snug,’ a snail with a too-small shell, described from Brunei rainforest

Basten Gokkon 27 Apr 2023

Flawed count puts ‘glorified’ Javan rhinos on path to extinction, report says

Basten Gokkon 11 Apr 2023
A researcher takes an ultrasound reading from a whale shark.

Uterine implants and underwater ultrasounds aim to demystify shark births

Abhishyant Kidangoor 7 Apr 2023

Study: Women, youths can be more effective at driving sustainable farming changes

Basten Gokkon 7 Apr 2023

CO2 in, methane out? Study highlights complexity of coastal carbon sinks

Ruth Kamnitzer 29 Mar 2023

‘Hope is action.’ David Suzuki retires into a life of determined activism

Richard Schiffman 28 Mar 2023

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