Fish will mate with a species outside their own if the male’s colouring is attractive enough…
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In the Atlantic's far south, cameras reveal biodiversity gem
From the ship’s deck, there nothing to see but deep blue water, not the remotest sign…
Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam
Under the shade of a tree, Mohamed Omar joined other farmers bickering over who would water…
Atlantic haven is a test bed for planet's sickly oceans
Clad in diving gear or oilskins and gumboots, a team of scientists and activists spent weeks…
In Spain, how nutrients poisoned one of Europe's largest saltwater lagoons
“I am in love with this sea. I live for it and I live off it.…
Scientists hunt wild relatives of food crops to bolster defences
Scientists have been on a global search for the wild relatives of our food crops, hoping…
NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiast
India’s Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon’s surface in September,…
To save Everglades, guardians fight time—and climate
Grabbing a clump of vegetation to steady herself, Tiffany Troxler gingerly slides her feet along the…
Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals
Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation and urbanisation…
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
More than half of America’s national parks are facing a grave and immediate threat: the ongoing…