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Ancient farming reveals deep roots of the Anthropocene
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 An international team from Germany, the Netherlands, and China traced long term human impacts using a sediment core taken in 2005 during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE off East Java, Indonesia. River borne particles settle on the seafloor, preserving environmental signals for millennia. The researchers showed how soil erosion evolved and why. They analyzed sediments spanning 5,000 years, targeting molecular markers of erosion and fire, and compared these with reconstructions of regio ... read more |
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HK scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoosHong Kong (AFP) Aug 19, 2025 Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree ... more 
Despite risks, residents fight to protect Russian national parkKorolyov, Russia (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> After getting fined for her environmental protest against a road being built through a national park near Moscow, Irina Kuriseva is back to check on the construction. "We only want to defend ... more 
150 species saved in England, but 'time running out' to halt declineLondon (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> A multi-million pound conservation programme in England helped save 150 struggling species but "time is running out" to halt the decline, the head of Natural England, which led the initiative, s ... more
Lioness present in northeast C.Africa for first time in years; New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karstLibreville (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 A conservation group says it has photographic evidence of the presence of a female lion in a national park in northeastern Central African Republic for the first time in six years. ... more |
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Australia's mammal megafauna face long-term decline from extinctions and invasive speciesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 24, 2025 Over the last 100,000 years, Australia's largest animals have undergone dramatic shifts due to waves of extinction and the arrival of invasive species, according to new research from Flinders Univer ... more
Sunbears to elephants: life at a Thai wildlife hospitalThailand (AFP) July 20, 2025 The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him. ... more 
Sri Lanka returns orphaned elephants to the jungleColombo (AFP) July 17, 2025 Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said. ... more 
G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage listBissau (AFP) July 13, 2025 The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in recognition of its exceptional biodiversity and rich local traditions. ... more
Mexican fishermen join fight to save extraordinary amphibianSan Jer�nimo Purenchecuaro, Mexico (AFP) July 10, 2025 After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion's mane and a remarkable regenerative ability. ... more |
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How plants forge microbial alliances to thrive under stress
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 New research from Northern Arizona University reveals that plants can shape the communities of microbes living around their roots-selecting beneficial ones and limiting harmful species-to adapt and survive in harsh conditions. This adaptive process, termed "functional team selection," offers insights into ecosystem resilience and opens pathways for sustainable agricultural practices. The study, published in The ISME Journal, was co-authored by Regents' Professor Nancy Collins Johnson of NAU's Scho ... read more 
'Frogging' takes off in Borneo's jungleKuching, Malaysia (AFP) July 4, 2025 Dodging fire-ants, snakes and millions of nighttime creepy-crawlies, a group of trekkers advances through the humid Bornean rainforest, scanning with torches for some of the jungle's most unlikely stars: frogs. ... more |
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'Demonised': Polish scientists warn of fear mongering about wolvesKonskie, Poland (AFP) July 1, 2025 Scientist Roman Gula showed images of wolves filmed in a nearby forest with hidden cameras to locals in the Polish town of Konskie, assuring them they pose no threat. ... more 
Spotted: endangered leopard in BangladeshDhaka (AFP) June 26, 2025 Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species. ... more 
S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warmsCullinan, South Africa (AFP) June 19, 2025 On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa. ... more 
Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNGSydney (AFP) June 16, 2025 A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say. ... more 
Tiny organisms, huge implications for peopleBoston MA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Back in 1676, a Dutch cloth merchant with a keen interest in microscopes, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, discovered microbes and began cataloging them. Two hundred years later, a German doctor in current-d ... more |
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