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Last updated: September 4, 2026
A typical roundworm measures roughly 2.7% of the average length of a Bengal tiger or weighs just three-millionths of one percent of the largest of the world’s big cats. Though these parasites do not pose a major threat…
Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and climate justice programs that would benefit underserved communities, as a Sept. 3…
Eat more fatty fish. That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production to higher and higher levels. Most of that demand is being met with farmed salmon…
Scientists have sequenced the first-ever draft genome of the Philippines’ highly threatened Visayan spotted deer. The genome could guide efforts to save it from extinction, reports contributor Pippo Carmona for Mongabay…
Supporting Arizona’s water infrastructure is vital to protect our water supplies and way of life. To gain a fresh perspective on the different types of water-related infrastructure we rely on to...
Wildfire victims rebuilt their homes in Lahaina only to find USPS had ‘eliminated’ their addresses – while houses that didn’t burn receive mail as normal Two months after a devastating wildfire whipped through Lahaina i…
The recent Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus has reportedly claimed more than 3,000 lives, and more than twice as many reported cases, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the U.S.…
Cassin’s, Botteri’s, and Grasshopper sparrows – the songs of these grassland specialists are emblematic of summers on the Research Ranch where they nest within dense, native grass, feast...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from challenging California’s longstanding authority to set vehicle pollution standards stricter than federal requirements. The legal dispute s…
Twelve independent chapters operate within the Audubon Southwest region. Consider joining a chapter near you to participate in bird-related events near you and engage on local issues. Read on...
Regrowing Amazon forests face a quiet collapse if fast pioneer trees die without stronger successors.
AARHUS, DENMARK—According to a statement released by Aarhus University, a team of researchers has developed […] The post LED Light System Could Help Archaeologists Evaluate Sites Before Excavation appeared first on Arch…
Before the proceedings began, the young women carried Longperson into the room with them, water gathered from the mountain headwaters and held in traditional pottery. The chamber filled beyond capacity, supporters spill…
Editor's Note: Acclaimed essayist, novelist, and poet Wendell Berry was a native Kentuckian and a strong proponent of living in harmony with nature. This essay, which appeared in the May 1971 issue...
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS—According to a Phys.org report, Alex Tutwiler and Rachel Schats of Leiden University […] The post Bones Reveal Effects of Child Labor in the Netherlands appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA—Phys.org reports that a new study of Aboriginal artworks in northern Australia’s Arnhem Land […] The post Massive Rock Art Imagery Recorded in Northern Australia appeared first on Archaeology Magaz…
A camera trap on the Philippine island of Mindoro has photographed one of the country’s rarest birds, confirming that the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon still survives in the wild. Captured in Augus…
Late summer is a time of change for many—vacations ending and school years beginning. It’s also a season of celebration as we enjoy autumn harvests and fall festivals and begin our preparations...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Some survivors sheltering in relief camps after deadly floods in Nepal struggled Thursday to obtain essential medicines and cash, even as authorities provided food and other basic supplies to tho…
Huge rollout of fish farms could harm ecosystems and threaten vulnerable communities’ food sources, say experts Nearly half of the world’s wild fish catch will be ground into animal feed for farmed fish if plans to expa…
As summer wading-bird nesting winds down in Florida Bay, so does a long, continuous field season for Audubon’s Everglades Research Station (AERS) staff. Starting in November with the first nests...
This is the third article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. This is part of an award-winning collaboration between independent science writer Leonie Joubert, t…
California is full of incredible landscapes. From our coastline to the mountaintops, California is the most biodiverse state in the U.S. People travel from around the world to experience these...
Every time you follow a Swainson’s Hawk or Wood Thrush on the Bird Migration Explorer, or visit Sharon Audubon Center in Connecticut, you’re seeing the work that Joe Ellis helped make possible...
There is an insidious lie that has taken root in the energy transition narrative pushed by the world’s most powerful financial, political, and environmental institutions: we need to massively scale up “critical mineral”…
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz signed an agreement to begin technical studies for a highway connecting the municipality of San Ignacio de Velasco in the Chiquitania region with the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period and causes 25% of global heating today. We definitely don’t want this gas spewing needlessly into t…
Texas officials told lawmakers at a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that they want to know how much water data centers across the state are using, but there is no master mailing list. The regulators are thus uncertain w…
Each year, people from across the world gather in a grove sacred to the Yoruba goddess Osun to be healed, conceive or realise their deepest wishes. But toxic lead, mercury and cyanide is leaching into the river 7Devotee…
As data centers and other large users drove demand higher, U.S. power plants increased their output by 2.1 percent in the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2025. This week, I looked at which states ro…
Climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts say An mosquito capable of transmitting tropical diseases has been found breeding in homes in east London, wit…
From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste In New York City, the plastic we discard has a way…
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together On a bitingly cold night in Lapalala Wilderness nature reserve in South…
When the Trump administration last fall unveiled its cornerstone policy for carrying out the Clean Water Act—new language spelling out the reach of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority—it said one of its goal…
HOMESTEAD, Fla.—It was too hot to sleep. When the lights turned off and the air conditioning unit went quiet that night in July, it didn’t come as a surprise for Mirella Estrada, 51. She and her husband, both farmworker…
Appledore, Devon: By-the-wind sailors have been washed up in great numbers this summer. I stumble on a single one of these bright blue beauties Amid the hot grit of the estuarine beach, a cool light glints. Not the habi…
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis The El Niño climate phenomenon is “supersizing before our eyes”, the UN has said. The event is near…
China’s carbon pollution fell modestly in recent months after the country’s consumers and industries sharply cut their use of oil, according to a new analysis. With oil and gas markets still in turmoil due to war in the…
SEATTLE (September 2, 2026) – Today, the National Audubon Society announced the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards. Now in its seventeenth year, the awards celebrate stunning photos...
Audubon Great Lakes and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), recently brought conservation partners together for a boat tour and luncheon at Allouez Bay near Superior...
WINDMILL WAY, AUSTRALIA—A dozen wallaby teeth, each bearing a ball of glue-like resin, were discovered […] The post Resins on Wallaby Teeth Studied appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
MIT RAHINA, EGYPT—According to a report in La Brújula Verde, a team of researchers from […] The post Later Dwellings Found Near Memphis Temple appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
COLLET, SPAIN—Phys.org reports that a ceramic vessel unearthed at a rural Roman villa on the […] The post Vessel Tied to Eastern Cult Identified at Villa in Roman Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Honolulu Civil Beat. Three years after the deadly Lahaina wildfire destroyed her childhood home, Raquel Utrillo cannot bear the thought of returning to the b…
A proposed offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands threatens sensitive marine ecosystems—and Argentina’s sovereignty—and must be halted, an Argentine environmental group and a veterans’ organization alleged in a…
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities Almost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides every single year, a study has found…
İZMIR, TURKEY—Türkiye Today reports that three possible public spaces and several wall paintings have been […] The post Paintings and Floor Surfaces Revealed in Smyrna’s Agora appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
KOLOMNA, RUSSIA—A hoard containing some 2,600 silver coins has been unearthed in western Russia, Live […] The post Medieval Coin Hoard Uncovered in Western Russia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
SAQQARA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an intact Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 b.c.) tomb […] The post 4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
WROCŁAW, POLAND—According to a Science in Poland report, a team of researchers led by Paweł […] The post Study Tracks Diet in Polish City appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.
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