Deep-sea mining rules face delays despite urgent push
Commercial deep-sea mining hasn’t yet begun, but it soon could — with the potential to reshape vast stretches of the ocean as companies move to extract minerals from the seafloor.…
Proboscis monkey found in Thailand adds to evidence of cross-border illegal trade
RATCHABURI, Thailand — On Jan. 6, residents of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand, found an injured monkey near a railway track. Pot-bellied with reddish-brown fur and a prominent, upturned nose,…
Why Prologis is leaning into on-site solar — and branching out
Real estate investment trust Prologis started installing on-site solar panels two decades ago to reduce operational emissions from its buildings. The company now generates more than 1 gigawatt of electricity…
‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth
“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar…
Many Indigenous peoples in Asia feel excluded from nat’l biodiversity planning: Report
A report and policy brief by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) found that Indigenous peoples in Asia think they are having little sway on their nation’s biodiversity goals — despite…
UNDP Disaster Recovery
Satellite Imagery Guides Faster Recovery in Crisis Zones
“Satellite imagery and geospatial analysis become transformative when it informs concrete planning and programming decisions in an early and dynamic manner,” said Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UNITAR’s Executive Director. FOLLOW THIS TOPIC…