In Indonesian Borneo, conservation organization KehatiKu is testing a new approach: paying local people to photograph wildlife and upload the sightings through an app. In just one year, the project has collected around
Kazakhstan has released its first tiger into the wild more than seven decades since the last confirmed sighting of the big cat in the country. On July 31, 2026, an adult female Amur
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has warned companies offering event-contract derivatives that presenting prices in sportsbook-style “American odds” could mislead consumers, a move that could have significant implications for sports-focused prediction market
Serentica Renewables has commissioned the first phase of a battery storage project that will help deliver round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy in Rajasthan, India.
The artificial intelligence boom has an energy problem. Every question sent to ChatGPT, every image generated by an AI system and every recommendation produced by a large model depends on data centers packed
Plastic pollution may be carrying a hidden chemical payload across Japan’s coastal waters. A study led by researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies has found that floating microplastics and larger plastic
A single strand of optical fiber may soon do far more than carry data. Researchers have reported a new approach for sensing the full three-dimensional shape of a fiber by writing microscopic scattering
Human-induced climate change has more than doubled the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fueled Canada’s destructive 2026 wildfire season, finds a rapid analysis. As of early August, thousands of wildfires torched
Numbering fewer than 25,000, lions remain vulnerable to extinction. These big cats have suffered catastrophic declines and today occupy roughly 6% of their historical range. Living with lions (Panthera leo) is not easy.
For people trying to protect the Amazon, one problem has persisted for decades. A hectare of intact forest stores carbon, regulates water, supports wildlife, and provides food and materials for the people who
