Oropouche virus has posed little threat outside South America in the past, but land-use change, the climate crisis, and international travel all appear to be spreading this insect-borne disease to new places.
During their passage through Mexico, monarch butterflies depend on the shelter of endangered treesβso this scientist is leading a huge experiment to build them a new winter habitat.
Global plastic pollution talks have stalledβbut a treaty is possible if countries can agree on finances, the proper regulation of dangerous ingredients, and set limits on production.
State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power for AI, oil extraction, and more. But in South Texas, people worry mining for fuel will poison their water.
The internet of things turned every device in your house into a smart something. Now itβs coming for natureβto track forest fires and tree health or to listen out for threatened animals.
For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north.
Rich nations mine just a fraction of e-waste, leaving $60 billion a year in critical metals wasting away in boxes and drawers. But in West Africa, a dangerous recycling work is thriving.
Indigenous peoples forced from the Amazon rainforest are finally getting the legal power to returnβand itβs not only about justice. Under their stewardship, the forests can thrive.
The term βreducing emissionsβ has outlived its usefulness, a crutch to soften the blow thatβs being exploited by greenwashers. Now itβs time to get real.
Rich countries have agreed to pay developing nations $300 billion a year to help them with their climate actionsβbut the agreement doesnβt say who specifically should contribute or how.