🇮🇳 India
Sacred Groves in India Outperform Plantations at Forest Regrowth
Sacred groves in India's Western Ghats regrow forests more effectively than official government plantations do
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🇺🇸 United States 9
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong 4
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🇺🇸 United States
Deep sea mining threatens 60% of vent mollusks with extinction
More than 60 percent of all known mollusk species living around deep sea hydrothermal vents now face extinctio
🇫🇷 France
Why Some Frogs Survive a Deadly Fungus That Wipes Out Others
A deadly fungus has driven entire frog populations to the brink of extinction, but some groups bounce back. Sc
🇨🇦 Canada
How seabirds became ocean sentinels for a Newfoundland scientist
For decades, a biologist in Newfoundland, Canada, turned seabirds into living ocean sensors. Bill Montevecchi
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Southeast Asian mangroves post first net gain after decades of loss
For the first time in recorded history, mangroves across Southeast Asia are gaining more ground than they are
🇺🇸 United States
AI reveals hidden seagrass meadows across the globe for first time
Seagrass meadows cover far more of the ocean floor than scientists ever realized. A new AI-powered map shows t
🇳🇵 Nepal
Nepal moved 76 rhinos but their new homes are shrinking
Nepal moved 76 greater one-horned rhinos to new protected areas over the past decade, a number that looks like
🌍 Costa Rica
Monkeys in Costa Rica prefer rope bridges over ladders, study finds
Monkeys in Costa Rica have a clear preference when crossing a busy road: they would rather use a rope bridge t
🇳🇬 Nigeria
In Nigeria, vultures are vanishing for traditional medicine
In Nigeria, vultures are disappearing not just from habitat loss, but because people are killing them for thei
🇯🇵 Japan
Japan tags bears with microchips to track rising populations
A Japanese prefecture has started implanting microchips in bears to track their movements as encounters with h
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British Swallowtail Butterfly Is a Distinct Subspecies, Study Finds
The British swallowtail butterfly has been flying its own course for far longer than anyone realized. A new ge
🇧🇷 Brazil
Brazil's flying rivers depend on small patches of Amazon forest
A single tree in the Amazon can release more than 1,000 liters of water vapor into the air each day. That mois
🌍 Tanzania
A Third of Coral Reefs May Survive Climate Change, Study Finds
Roughly one third of the world's coral reefs may not be doomed after all. A new study suggests that despite ri
🇧🇷 Brazil
Rio Rewilders Bring Life Back to an Empty Forest
A forest that looks lush but functions like a ghost town is being restocked animal by animal in Rio de Janeiro
🇯🇵 Japan
Planting Trees to Help Birds Can Backfire, Japan Study Finds
Planting trees along farmland to protect crops from wind can actually drive away many bird species, a new stud
🇯🇵 Japan
DNA Reveals Japan’s First New Bird Species in 40 Years
A bird that scientists thought was one rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. The discovery came not
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s escaped cockatoos may help save Indonesia’s endangered parrots
A flock of raucous, escaped pet cockatoos living wild in Hong Kong’s urban parks may hold the genetic key to s
