South Korea's free-diving 'sea women' demand accountability for a ruined harbor
Harbor construction has destroyed a South Korean fishing ground, and the free-diving women who worked it for decades are demanding compensation from the builder.
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Burnt coconut bait leads scientists to a new mouse species in Sri Lanka
Scientists have formally described a new mouse species in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Mountain Range, more than two decades after burnt coconut bait first lured it into a trap.
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Nearly half of migratory bird species are in decline, new report finds
A new global report finds nearly half of migratory bird species are declining and one in nine faces extinction, though coordinated conservation has reversed some losses.
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Mozambique formally protects its 'butterfly forest'
Mozambique has formally protected its famous 'butterfly forest,' a biodiversity hotspot home to more than 200 butterfly species and dozens found nowhere else on Earth.
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Javan rhinos survive nearby volcanic eruption, but their one habitat remains a risk
A volcanic eruption near Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park left the world's entire wild Javan rhino population unharmed, but exposed how risky it is that they all live in one place.
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Little-studied river sharks and rays face rising extinction risk
New IUCN data shows freshwater sharks and rays face roughly double the extinction risk of their ocean relatives, even though almost nothing is known about many species.
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Wild Przewalski's horses are born in Kazakhstan for the first time in 200 years
Two foals born at a reintroduction center in central Kazakhstan mark a milestone for a species once listed as extinct in the wild.
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Scientists are testing whether an entire Arctic ecosystem can evolve together to survive warming
A $15 million, six-year study on Alaska's tundra is testing whether interconnected species can evolve together fast enough to outrun climate change.
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Mercury from illegal gold mining threatens 951 Amazon communities, analysis finds
A cross-border analysis of three Amazon rivers finds mercury from illegal gold mining has contaminated hundreds of Indigenous and riverside communities.
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Amazonian animals are turning up for sale at a Bangkok wildlife market
A surge of South American species — from marmosets to river fish — is showing up at Bangkok's Chatuchak Market via a Peru-to-Southeast-Asia trafficking route.
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Latin America's state oil giants forge deep-sea alliance: Environment groups warn
Petrobras and Pemex sign a strategic pact for ultra-deepwater drilling, raising climate concerns — and setting a potential precedent for Türkiye's state energy model.
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Heat-resistant 'super corals' offer hope in reef restoration
A new study published in Nature Climate Change has revealed that transplanting corals produced through selective breeding could delay the collapse of reefs due to global warming for decades.
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