Declaring key ocean habitats off-limits to human activities protects biodiversity and guards against climate change (commentary)
Ocean life is increasingly threatened: offshore drilling has polluted ocean waters while overfishing has stripped fish populations of their abundance,…
Jaguars in Suriname’s protected parks remain vulnerable to poaching
In mid-June 2012, a few months after she started monitoring the jaguars inside Brownsberg Nature Park in Suriname, biologist Vanessa…
Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study
Over the past two decades, orangutan researcher Marc Ancrenaz watched as a tidal wave of oil palm has engulfed his…
“Grumpy Cat” is Long Gone But Her Copyright Lives On in Court
Grumpy Cat is without doubt one of the most famous felines in Internet history. The online celebrity was born in…
‘The river will bleed red’: Indigenous Filipinos face down dam projects
KALINGA, Philippines — On Nov. 12, 2020, Typhoon Vamco cut across the northern Philippines, flooding more than 60 cities and…
Lawsuit Reveals New Allegations Against PG&E Contractor Accused of Fraud
by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to…
The perils of relying on high-tech networks in a warmer world (commentary)
Smart cities are held up as beacons of hope in meeting the climate crisis. This is because they reduce greenhouse…
‘A disgrace’: Luxury housing plans threaten Cambodia’s Bokor National Park
The planned construction of three luxury residential estates in vital wildlife refuge and popular tourist site Bokor National Park marks…
Mystery bird not seen in 172 years makes surprise reappearance in Borneo forest
Three years ago, Panji Gusti Akbar was flipping through the pages of Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago when he came…
High Court Orders UK ISPs to Block Stream-Ripping & Cyberlocker Sites
As reported earlier this month, a group of record labels under the umbrella of the British Recorded Music Industry Ltd…