Science

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  Amazon: £2 daily payments help protect rainforest, pilot project finds

  A two-year pilot that gave unconditional cash payments to Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon has been linked to rainforest protection, according to an analysis from the University of Bath ...
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  Nature cannot wait: Steven Guilbeault urges action now despite global

  The woods behind La Tuque , Quebec, were slated for clearing by property developers when the author was five years old. Her mother urged her to climb one of the trees in protest, then informed the ...
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  Penguin enclosure in London to shut down in 2028

  London ’s gentoo penguin exhibit, which has drawn sustained criticism for keeping the birds indoors without fresh air or daylight, will shut within two years, Merlin Entertainments has confirmed. The ...
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  Coal projects worldwide outnumber cancelled ones three to one, report

  New coal developments worldwide are being announced at three times the rate of cancellations, according to industry tracking — a trend that extends to Turkey and Australia, the two nations co-hosting ...
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  Super El Niño shifts Pacific colors dramatically as record heat

  Satellite observations have revealed a striking transformation across the equatorial Pacific: waters that appeared rich green a year ago now register as deep blue. According to NASA , this color ...
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  California: bizarre new species appear offshore as strong El Niño

  An unprecedented influx of marine life is appearing off Southern California's coast as a powerful El Niño pattern intensifies across the Pacific Ocean. Among the arrivals are whale sharks, hammerhead ...