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Turtles are proving to be surprisingly adaptable in the face of climate change, shifting their nesting season earlier each year to cope with rising temperatures. Scientists studying green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus found that these marine reptiles are adjusting their schedules in response to warming ocean temperatures...Read More

China has published the world’s largest peer-reviewed study and survey of snow leopards, in the Sanjiangyuan region in the northwestern Qinghai province. The survey estimates 1,002 snow leopards, accounting for more than 10% of the known global population of this threatened species. The study, published last month in the journal…

You might have heard that penguins mate for life, but for little penguins, the grass is often greener. These tiny birds, found in Australia and New Zealand, divorce their mate if they're not happy with how many chicks they're producing. “Divorce and nookie in the local hotel is a really…

PARIS - Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Feb 19, warning that the melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher. The world’s glaciers, which are important climate regulators and hold freshwater resources…

A recent paper in the journal Nature Climate Change concludes there is limited accountability for corporations that fail to achieve their climate change mitigation targets. Lofty sounding initiatives like “carbon neutrality” or “net zero emissions” goals are often met with positive fanfare, but when companies eventually fail to reach them,…

The 2024 extreme and historical drought that hit the Amazon exposed a chronic problem: access to drinking water and sanitation in Indigenous lands, where only a third of households have proper water supply systems. In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria…

Bridgerton star Golda Rosheuvel, who plays Queen Charlotte in the smash Netflix series and its spin-off, has signed up for The Dream Lands , the BBC’s TV adaptation of Rosa Rankin-Gee’s apocalyptic climate change novel. Rosheuvel will be joined by newcomer Pascale Kann, who takes the lead of Chance, alongside…

Rising water temperatures, acidification, and deoxygenation are disrupting marine ecosystems worldwide. These changes threaten culturally and economically significant species, ultimately endangering the livelihoods that depend on them. To manage marine species struggling with climate change, it is essential to identify the most vulnerable ecosystems and species. A study conducted by…