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In an effort to determine what organisms live in the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS), the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) will be using new technology called Environmental DNA (eDNA), according to the PNMS update published the beginning of this month. The approach, which

The Fisheries Protection Trust Fund, which is expected to help finance management of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS), has risen close to $3 million, according to the PNMS update published by the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) last week. The goal of the fund is to re

For any West Coasters with a favourite old tree they would like to see saved for posterity from the chainsaw, now is the time to speak up. The group working on a new district plan for the Coast wants people to nominate special trees around the region that deserve a listing and possibly, prot

For once Britain's favourite naturalist is not here to celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth but to issue us all with a stark warning. The one-hour film, Extinction: The Facts, will be broadcast on BBC One in the UK on Sunday 13 September at 20:00 BST.

A new study in the Lancet finds our global population may never reach 10 billion. A population slowdown will pose challenges, but it could also give us a better chance of avoiding ecological collapse. Population slowdown is not a reason for concern, but rather for celebration.

In the second webinar of a series being organized by Pew and RESOLVE, a panel of scientific experts will discuss seabed mining’s impacts in the water column.

Slashing humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels will require billions of kilograms of metal: a single wind turbine can contain more than a metric ton of copper, and electric car batteries demand heaps of cobalt, nickel and manganese.

At this summer’s Oxford University Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Digital Dialogues , a conversation between top scientists in the field took a deeper dive into the opportunities and hazards of NbS to address climate change.

In Kenya, the coronavirus pandemic has dried up eco-tourism, cutting off sources of funding that help protect wildlife and pay an income to communities working to preserve nature.

There is nothing like certainty in uncertain times. Every September, the northern summer folds into autumn, the southern winter blooms into spring. The leaves fall, the buds blossom, and all is well with the world. Except it is not.