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Graphic by Andrés Alegría using images courtesy of Hokkaido University.

Scientists discover that giant octopuses were top predators of ancient oceans

Shanna Hanbury 4 Aug 2026

Mining threat persists in Raja Ampat, Indonesia’s ‘Amazon of the Seas’

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Aug 2026
A spiny babbler (Turdoides nipalensis).

A shy bird found only in Nepal is waiting for the world to notice

Bibek Bhandari 4 Aug 2026

How Borneo’s giant trees defy gravity and old scientific theories

Naina Rao 4 Aug 2026
A conference attendee. Image courtesy of Smoke Event Photography.

Coral reef experts press on, with climate looming over international conference

Edward Carver 31 Jul 2026
A view of Kariba Dam. Image by JonTG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Climate shocks hit hydropower in Southern Africa, reviving interest in coal

Chisapi Kumbutso 31 Jul 2026

Climate change boosted Spain wildfire risk 20-fold, research shows

Naina Rao 31 Jul 2026

Listening offers a clearer picture of India’s hidden finless porpoises

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2026
Deforestation and the enteric fermentation from the cattle that supply its slaughterhouses comprise 97% of JBS' overall greenhouse emissions, according to the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022. Even so, these impacts were ignored by the company's climate targets. Image courtesy of Marcio Isensee e Sá/O Eco.

Before giant meat producer JBS expands to Nigeria, people deserve answers (commentary)

Felix Horne 31 Jul 2026

Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits

Associated Press 30 Jul 2026

New fire satellites offer hope for Amazon and other biomes, but local barriers remain

Benjamin Swift 30 Jul 2026
Dave Johnson. Photo from the Global Owl Project

David Johnson, the owl man of Umatilla

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jul 2026

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

Associated Press 29 Jul 2026
Baraka Moruri plays with an avocado tree at their home in Nairobi. Photo by Lawrine Moruri.

Kenyan teen leads charge on tree planting and climate awareness

Lynet Otieno 29 Jul 2026

International Tiger Day: A complex landscape of recovery, conflict, and empty forests

Mongabay.com 29 Jul 2026
Ravenea latisecta courtesy of Louis Aureglia.

Rare palm tree rediscovered in Madagascar after nearly 100 years

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Jul 2026
Croslet horseshoe bat

Study investigates how to prevent viral spread from bat guano in Southeast Asia

Carolyn Cowan 28 Jul 2026
Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) in southern Namibia. Image courtesy of Alex Sliwa

Africa’s smallest wildcat found using abandoned rodent burrows to raise kittens

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2026
Oak trees in a temperate forest in the higher altitudes of the Sierra Gorda, where more than 30 species of oak trees can be found. Photo by Roberto Pedraza Ruiz.

How carbon markets can succeed & also serve Global South communities (commentary)

Pati Ruiz Corzo 27 Jul 2026
View over a wind farm operated by Vattenfall, an energy company based in Sweden. Circular economy designs have focused largely on creating recyclable turbine blades. Experts say extending these principles across the supply chain could cut costs by increasing wind farms’ longevity and reducing material usage. Image courtesy of Vattenfall.

Scaling up offshore wind requires overcoming global and local challenges

Sean Mowbray 27 Jul 2026

Colorful birds are at greater risk of extinction than drab birds, study finds

Bobby Bascomb 27 Jul 2026
Shy albatross (Thalassarche cauta).

Extreme weather dampens breeding success for marine predators in Tasmania: study

Madeline Shaw 27 Jul 2026
Cyananthus hookeri in flower in Chuna Valley, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Image courtesy of Lahiri, S. et al. (2026) via Oryx (CC BY 4.0).

Rare alpine herb confirmed in India after 158 years

Naina Rao 24 Jul 2026
United Nations Headquarters in Geneva. Image by Dionne Phillips.

Indigenous leaders push for stronger voice at UN as climate threats grow

Dionne Phillips 23 Jul 2026

How saline drinking water raises preeclampsia risks in coastal Bangladesh (commentary)

Ashik Rubaiyat 23 Jul 2026

New bird species identified on remote Indonesian island

Naina Rao 23 Jul 2026

As Australia expands seismic testing, experts warn of profound effects on sealife

Theoné van der Merwe 22 Jul 2026
John H. Rappole. Photo courtesy of the Post Journal

Smithsonian ornithologist John Rappole reconsidered why birds migrate

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jul 2026
For some animals, roadways act like fences, and they don’t even attempt to cross. Others, like bears, moose and bighorn sheep, and some smaller species, may attempt to cross, though it may prove deadly. Image by Jane Palmer.

How to stitch a massive wildlife corridor through the Rocky Mountains

Jane Palmer 22 Jul 2026

Vietnam’s coffee boom fueled by decades of deforestation, report finds

Naina Rao 22 Jul 2026

In southern India, beekeeping helps Indigenous women earn more

Mongabay.com 22 Jul 2026
Banner image: Researcher Nelson Jaén analyzes growth rings from a mahogany tree (Swietenia spp.). Image courtesy of Peter Groenendijk.

Amazon tree rings reveal more intense drought and rainfall in the rainforest

Mongabay.com 21 Jul 2026

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