Environment

On the left, a giant tortoise walks along a white sandy beach with turquoise water; on the right, two tortoises touch noses in a shaded forest clearing.

Humans Nearly Wiped Out These Giant Tortoises but Now 180,000 Roam Free

Aldabra giant tortoises rebound to about 180,000, showing long term conservation and vigilance can restore species.

Humans Nearly Wiped Out These Giant Tortoises but Now 180,000 Roam Free

Aldabra giant tortoises rebound to about 180,000, showing long term conservation and vigilance can restore species.

On the left, a large industrial facility with white-roofed buildings sits amid flat farmland; on the right, dense evergreen forests surround a calm mountain lake.

Finland Orders Google to Stop Work After Hundreds of Hectares of Forest Disappear

Regulators halt work on datacentres in Finland amid concerns over rushed construction and incomplete environmental impact assessments.

Finland Orders Google to Stop Work After Hundreds of Hectares of Forest Disappear

Regulators halt work on datacentres in Finland amid concerns over rushed construction and incomplete environmental impact assessments.

On the left, a sea turtle surfaces near a boat on open ocean; on the right, a sea turtle glides underwater in clear turquoise water.

A Five Year Old Notice Sits Untouched While Sea Turtles Drown in Gulf Nets

Most Gulf shrimp skimmer trawl boats have no legal requirement to use turtle excluder devices. A federal court just ruled that has to change.

A Five Year Old Notice Sits Untouched While Sea Turtles Drown in Gulf Nets

Most Gulf shrimp skimmer trawl boats have no legal requirement to use turtle excluder devices. A federal court just ruled that has to change.

 On the left, a group of people stand solemnly around a sea turtle in a blue container on a beach; on the right, a close-up of the turtle's face.

Loggerhead Lost a Flipper to an Abandoned Anchor Line but Rescuers Helped Her Back to the Atlantic Ocean

A 150-pound loggerhead named Hope arrived at a Florida Keys veterinary hospital with an anchor line cinched around her flipper and her life hanging by a thread. Months later, she...

Loggerhead Lost a Flipper to an Abandoned Anchor Line but Rescuers Helped Her Back to the Atlantic Ocean

A 150-pound loggerhead named Hope arrived at a Florida Keys veterinary hospital with an anchor line cinched around her flipper and her life hanging by a thread. Months later, she...

On the left, a small hedgehog curls in a person's cupped hands; on the right, a yellow-and-blue bird perches on an outstretched hand in falling snow.

Do You Feel an Animal’s Distress Deeply Enough to Call It Your Own?

New Penn State research shows context and perceived effort shape whether people empathize with animals or other humans.

Do You Feel an Animal’s Distress Deeply Enough to Call It Your Own?

New Penn State research shows context and perceived effort shape whether people empathize with animals or other humans.

Nearly 100 Years Old, Mommy the Tortoise Becomes a First-Time Mom to 16 Hatchlings

Nearly 100 Years Old, Mommy the Tortoise Becomes a First-Time Mom to 16 Hatchlings

Uplifting conservation milestone as critically endangered Galapagos tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo, bringing hope for the species.

Nearly 100 Years Old, Mommy the Tortoise Becomes a First-Time Mom to 16 Hatchlings

Uplifting conservation milestone as critically endangered Galapagos tortoises hatch at Philadelphia Zoo, bringing hope for the species.

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