A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of ...

Panamanian authorities seized six longliner vessels on Jan. 20 for fishing illegally in protected waters. They also opened an ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

NAIROBI ― A new killifish species, scientifically known as Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been documented in seasonal swamps ...

Dutch forest campaigners are claiming a significant victory over one of the Netherlands’ top energy providers, Vattenfall, ...

A green pit viper named after Salazar Slytherin from Harry Potter, an unfamiliar snake found in an Instagram post, and twelve ...

Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate and play Minecraft with humans, died last week in Iowa, U.S., at the age of 44. Ape Initiative, a research organization in the city ...

Colombia has created a first-of-its-kind territory meant to protect a group of Indigenous people living away from regular ...

In February, during the flowering time of black cumin (Nigella sativa), beekeeper Pavel Hossen set up an apiary on leased ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Vincent ...

In July 2023, heavy rains continued in southern Sri Lanka for days, soaking the lush greenery of the village of Hapugala in ...

Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere they look for them. A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea ...