Climate

In Colorado and elsewhere, sexual assault peaks on campuses at the beginning of the school year – here’s what students should know

First-year college women are particularly at risk for being sexually assaulted. Campus intervention programs can help decrease that risk.

· Sep 3 · 6 min read

Climate

Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change

When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish…

5 min read · Sep 3

Africa

Namibia set to dredge phosphate from seabed

Namibia has granted an environmental clearance to a controversial marine phosphate extraction project.

6 min read · Sep 1

Climate

In Ecuador’s Intag Valley, communities build their own micro-hydropower plant

19 families from four communities are developing a 300-kilowatt (kW) run-of-river hydropower plan

8 min read · Sep 1

Climate

UN fund for sharing biodiversity benefits struggles for attention — and money

Companies want to know what they receive in return for contributing. Indigenous peoples and beneficiary countries want assurances that the fund will not be shaped by politics.

9 min read · Sep 1

Climate

Climate change parches Puerto Rico and Jamaica in rare early wet season drought

A severe drought that has parched the Caribbean since May 2026 was fueled by human-induced climate change, according to a recent study.

3 min read · Sep 1

Climate

The world’s reefs are disappearing. Coral trafficking is booming

ArtReef Rocks was an up-and-coming online shop offering aquarium accessories that made waves during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering hobbyists custom reefs and sculpted landscapes…

2 min read · Aug 31