Trump’s ‘God team’ is wreaking havoc on endangered species, but it’s the wrong choice – protecting wildlife can be good for business.

An owl flies towards the camera, its wings spread.

There’s a vexing debate in US politics that goes something like this: Would you rather have abundant and cheap energy or a clean, healthy planet where wildlife can thrive? It sounds like an either/or choice, but it doesn’t have to be. Many corporate leaders, including those I have worked with, know that wildlife conservation can … Read more

Scientists have recently discovered a surprising new family of deep-sea creatures

24 multi-colored, small, crustaceans against a black background.

24 new amphipods found at the Clarion-Clipperton Site, where the Trump administration is targeting deep-sea mining.National Institute of Oceanography, Southampton via Inside Climate News Get your information from a source other than the oligarchs. Register for free Mother Jones Everyday. This story was published by Climate Insider and is presented here as part of Department … Read more

Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks than rural ones, research finds

Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks than rural ones, research finds

Anyone who has lived in the city for a long time can tell you – over time, you stop noticing new surprises. Unicycling bagpiper. A changer on the subway. Colors that turn the streets into art. Coyotes in big cities seem bold and fearless of new experiences. That’s according to a new study that researchers … Read more

Risk after disaster: why emergencies pose more risks to women

Risk after disaster: why emergencies pose more risks to women

This grandchildren called the shelter Final Destination, after the popular movie. Tedica Alexander, 61, a resident of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, recalls with pride – and a tremor in her voice – how her nine grandchildren supported her and others at the Ashton community center when Hurricane Beryl hit the area … Read more

‘Frightening’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record low for second year – Carbon Brief

Daily Arctic sea ice extent for 2026 and 2025, with decadal average and 2012 low compared, based on data from NSIDC. Chart by Carbon Brief

Arctic sea ice has reached its peak this winter, and is at its lowest point in the satellite record going back nearly half a century. Interim data from the US National Snow and Ice Center (NSIDC) show that sea ice extent peaked at 14.29 square kilometers (km2) on March 15. This is slightly less than … Read more

The war in the Middle East made the case for renewal – what happens in each country tells a more complicated story.

A large farm seen from the air, including a group of buildings with solar panels on their roofs.

A world dependent on oil is in crisis. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of the world’s marine oil trade and a fifth of the world’s natural gas flows – has come to a standstill! Oil prices rose, briefly reaching $119 a barrel. The largest release of … Read more

Antarctic whaling is threatened by krill fishing

Antarctic whaling is threatened by krill fishing

In Antarctica, one of the last great deserts of our planet, there is a remarkable revolution. In the waters of the Southern Ocean where whalers killed more than 2 million whales in the 20th century, which brought many species to the brink of extinction, the population is recovering. Humpback whales have made the fastest recovery … Read more

More than 6m vapes and pods are thrown away every week in the UK despite the single-use ban, a study finds.

More than 6m vapes and pods are thrown away every week in the UK despite the single-use ban, a study finds.

More than 6m vapes and vape pods are being thrown away every week in the UK, and waste management companies are warning that many are still going through the recycling process despite a ban on discarded e-cigarettes. According to research by recycling campaign group Material Focus, the 6.3m vapes and pods thrown away every week … Read more

Armed Indigenous firefighters protect Thailand’s forests

Armed Indigenous firefighters protect Thailand's forests

CHIANG MAI – In the heat of the dry season in northern Thailand, Hmong villagers trudge through forested slopes, raking leaves and cutting brush with scissors, while others check the smoke on their phones. Across about a dozen villages in the hills of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, above the city of Chiang Mai, local volunteers … Read more

Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science

Most of the water off the coast of Vancouver Island appears cloudy and green to turquoise in color.

Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more