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Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer. Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another new record and fuelling more extreme weather, scientists have reported. More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon pollution is taken up by the oceans.
How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?
In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests every few years.
Is chorus of winter birdsong a herald of spring – or warning of climate crisis?
December is not noted for birdsong in the UK, as most species are more concerned with finding food during the short hours of daylight than preparing for the breeding season to come. Yet during spells of unseasonably mild winter weather some will practice their sweet refrains.
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found. More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012.
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth
Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start?
World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study
The rare 'grue jay' may be a harbinger of environmental change
Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, a blue jay and green jay mated in Texas. This bird is the result.
An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
The cold water upwell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Just like humans, many animals get more aggressive in the heat
From salamanders to monkeys, many species get more violent at warmer temperatures — a trend that may shape their social structures as the world warms.
Why wild venison is a climate-friendly swap for beef
In countries like Scotland where deer populations are culled, eating wild venison can be a low-carbon option
A Controversial Fishing Method May Dredge Up a Climate Time Bomb
Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there’s growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon
Could the U.S. Switch to Regenerative Chicken? Only if Americans Ate This Much Less
Going from 100 lbs of chicken each year to 63 would be quite the change.
In Rural Pennsylvania, a Free-Range Chicken Farm and Solar Project Is Not What It Seems
At a township hearing, a developer revealed the 350,000 chickens would be kept mostly separate from the solar panels and probably “don’t go outside much.”
How Cattle Ranching Destroys Earth’s Food Webs
Beef production has steadily been rising over the last half-century. Unfortunately, so has the environmental destruction that it causes.
Why Eating Local Isn't a Climate Solution
It’s about what you eat, not how it got there.
Surge in marine heatwaves costs lives and billions in storm damage – study
Floods, whale strandings and coral bleaching all more likely, say researchers, as 10% of ocean hits record high temperatures in 2023-24
How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained
Look at the impact of fires in California, and beyond.
The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture in 2023.
Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
Overfishing Threatens More Than Ocean Life. It’s Also Fueling Emissions
In the search for winning climate solutions, the world’s oceans are an undisputed powerhouse. Oceans absorb around 31 percent of our carbon dioxide emissions , and hold 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere.
Have the World’s Coral Reefs Already Crossed a Tipping Point?
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
Canada’s Logging Industry Devours Forests Crucial to Fighting Climate Change
A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions.
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals.
Research shows protecting even a small number of animal species would help capture enough carbon to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Flying foxes die in their thousands in worst mass-mortality event since Australia’s black summer
Thousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer. Extreme temperatures resulted in deaths in camps across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another new record and fuelling more extreme weather, scientists have reported. More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon pollution is taken up by the oceans.
How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?
In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests every few years.
Is chorus of winter birdsong a herald of spring – or warning of climate crisis?
December is not noted for birdsong in the UK, as most species are more concerned with finding food during the short hours of daylight than preparing for the breeding season to come. Yet during spells of unseasonably mild winter weather some will practice their sweet refrains.
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found. More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012.
Tracking disease outbreaks to the ends of the Earth
Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics before they start?
World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study
The rare 'grue jay' may be a harbinger of environmental change
Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, a blue jay and green jay mated in Texas. This bird is the result.
An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
The cold water upwell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Just like humans, many animals get more aggressive in the heat
From salamanders to monkeys, many species get more violent at warmer temperatures — a trend that may shape their social structures as the world warms.
Why wild venison is a climate-friendly swap for beef
In countries like Scotland where deer populations are culled, eating wild venison can be a low-carbon option
A Controversial Fishing Method May Dredge Up a Climate Time Bomb
Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there’s growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon
Could the U.S. Switch to Regenerative Chicken? Only if Americans Ate This Much Less
Going from 100 lbs of chicken each year to 63 would be quite the change.
In Rural Pennsylvania, a Free-Range Chicken Farm and Solar Project Is Not What It Seems
At a township hearing, a developer revealed the 350,000 chickens would be kept mostly separate from the solar panels and probably “don’t go outside much.”
How Cattle Ranching Destroys Earth’s Food Webs
Beef production has steadily been rising over the last half-century. Unfortunately, so has the environmental destruction that it causes.
Why Eating Local Isn't a Climate Solution
It’s about what you eat, not how it got there.
Surge in marine heatwaves costs lives and billions in storm damage – study
Floods, whale strandings and coral bleaching all more likely, say researchers, as 10% of ocean hits record high temperatures in 2023-24
How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained
Look at the impact of fires in California, and beyond.
The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture in 2023.
Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
Overfishing Threatens More Than Ocean Life. It’s Also Fueling Emissions
In the search for winning climate solutions, the world’s oceans are an undisputed powerhouse. Oceans absorb around 31 percent of our carbon dioxide emissions , and hold 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere.
Have the World’s Coral Reefs Already Crossed a Tipping Point?
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
Canada’s Logging Industry Devours Forests Crucial to Fighting Climate Change
A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions.
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals.
Research shows protecting even a small number of animal species would help capture enough carbon to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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