An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In recent ...

On Nov. 30, 2025, YouTuber AntsCanada posted a video describing a clash between the various bugs and insects that inhabit his ...

This past March, a wildfire caused by high winds and a smoldering brush pile tore through 130 acres in Yates Center, ...

Editorial - Catastrophic fires in the Amazon rainforest made global headlines, but since then NASA has noted that right now there are actually many more fires in parts of Africa than in Brazil.

These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close ...

On a long low wall alongside the Liangshui river in Beijing, a trader has several small cages with tiny twittering birds.

At grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought ...

Scientists in Medog document new species and protect biodiversity in the Yarlung Zangbo Canyon, turning China’s 'earth’s third pole” vision into action.

A new collection of scientific papers examines some of the most promising examples of climate change refugia conservation.

Under the guidance of Xi's thought on ecological civilization, China has been advancing the green transition of its economy ...

Every winter, thousands of birds funnel into the open grasslands outside Willcox, one of the Southwest’s most biologically ...