A Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) found in the Karnali River in western Nepal marks the species’ northernmost record in the ...

Peru and Brazil signed an energy agreement that included the construction of several hydroelectric power plants in the ...

In the Tang dynasty, Chinese merchants began buying rice on credit with a system that relied on trust and trade to sidestep ...

In a significant blow to wildlife trafficking, Nigerian authorities recently seized 2 metric tons of pangolin scales, worth ...

U.S. canned tuna producer Bumble Bee Foods has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it knowingly benefited from ...

The EIA is an integral (high-profile) component of regulatory process that has evolved over the last couple of decades to ...

Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change.

Scientists have warned that extreme rains could become more common in eastern Australia, following heavy downpours from May 19-23 that caused widespread flooding, claimed five lives and left some ...

In 2008, the United Nations recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day to spotlight the rising vulnerabilities facing the oceans that cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. At the same time, scientists ...

Herpetology has long navigated through tangled terrain in Papua New Guinea, where species mislabeling and sparse sampling ...

Banks in Latin America are under increasing pressure to develop financial policies that support the transition to a greener ...

Sending scuba divers down to survey corals is time-consuming and expensive. In recent years, scientists have developed other ...