Endangered Persian leopards persist across borders, despite hunters and landmines

Last September, zoologist and conservationist Bejan Lortkipanidze received a video file from a collaborator, Zurab Gurielidze, the head of Georgia’s Tbilisi Zoo. Gurielidze offered no details, but told his friend…

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Marine conservation suffers when the ocean is not accessible to all, especially on remote islands (commentary)

The global push to protect oceans is gaining momentum, from coral reef restoration to ambitious targets under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Yet one critical dimension remains…

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The Mediterranean sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse

In March 2026, a tropical-like cyclone named ‘Jolina’ produced significant damage across North Africa. In 2020 and 2023, storms Ianos and Daniel both caused severe damage in Greece, and the…

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Floods and finance: why climate change will become a more pressing economic problem for UK households

New Orleans could be surrounded by sea water in a matter of decades according to new research. The study says the US city has reached a “point of no return”,…

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Extreme Heat Becoming a ‘Regular Reality’ in India and Pakistan, Scientists Warn

The study highlights mounting pressure on governments, cities and public health systems across South Asia to adapt to increasingly dangerous heat conditions. FOLLOW THIS TOPIC Extreme heat is no longer…

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