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Of moths and marsupials

The ancient relationship between the mountain pygmy possum and the bogong moth reveals the complexity of global climate change—and the lengths people may have to go to save some species from extinction.
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The Galapagos penguin, one of the world's rarest, sees a glimmer of hope
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The Galapagos penguin, one of the world's rarest, sees a glimmer of hope

Biologists created a unique method to boost numbers of the tropical bird—and it seems to be working.

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Wild species can help feed the world
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Biodiversity: Wild species can help feed the world

Biodiversity experts are calling for the preservation of often endangered wild species, which could provide food and income for billions worldwide.
Causes
conserving monarch butterfly's forests

Here's how science is trying to conserve the monarch butterfly's forests

A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for monarch butterflies every winter.

Resilience
student environmental action to protect habitats
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A Great Barrington school turns a guano crisis into an embrace of its cliff swallow colony

The cliff swallow project has set off a shift on campus to align ethos with action around its natural environment to protect habitats and help critters.

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Species or ecosystems: How best to restore the natural world?
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Species or ecosystems: How best to restore the natural world?

What's the best way to protect nature and restore what has been lost? A series of new scientific papers offer conflicting views on whether efforts should focus on individual species or ecosystems and point to the role humans can play in conserving landscapes.

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The return of the platypuses
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The return of the platypuses

Rescued from Australia’s fires, a small fleet of wild platypuses is launched back into their wetland home and into an uncertain future.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Airplane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire with homes on a hillside in the background.

Firefighting chemical raises concerns about environmental toxicity

3D image of a solar powered battery pack.

Massive battery project rises on former coal mine in Scotland

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U.S. ramps up solar and battery manufacturing but lags in key components

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

CLIMATE
Protest poster with the words 'you'll die of old age we'll die of climate change.'

Climate shifts in 2025 could reshape global action