Investors filed a record number of biodiversity resolutions in 2024, a new Global Witness analysis reveals — yet none passed*, and all received low levels of support overall. This is largely
Eutrophication and rising water temperatures are taking an increasing toll on the Baltic Sea, leading to dangerous oxygen depletion in deeper water layers and threatening many marine organisms. Despite successful efforts
The world’s most pressing environmental, social and economic crises — biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change — all interact, cascade and compound each other in ways
Maria J. Santos, a professor at the University of Zurich, is one of the main authors of the comprehensive scientific analysis published this week by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity
Salt marshes are among coastal habitats endangered by both rising sea levels and urban development.
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species become extinct every
Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these
Across Toronto, a team sets out at dawn to rescue migrating birds that have collided with buildings, and keep a record of the thousands each year that don’t make itEvery morning
State’s beloved but under-pressure sea cows were barely recorded in the area before seas warmed in the late 1700sManatees, long considered among Florida’s most beloved and enchanting inhabitants, are not native
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