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A turtle is seen at Quebec's Biodiversity Museum in Becancour, Canada
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Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the variety of all living things on Earth from plants and animals to ecosystems and organisms.

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A world map depicting marine dead zones

What is a marine dead zone, and how does it affect our food?

What is a marine dead zone, and how does it affect our food?

As waters warm, gas exchange between the surface and depths begins breaking down, threatening marine ecosystems.
ScienceSeptember 5, 202505:58 min
Cluster of green coffee beans growing on a shrub

Coffee that doesn't come at the cost of biodiversity

Coffee that doesn't come at the cost of biodiversity

India’s Western Ghats are a biodiversity hotspot. Coffee farms have taken a toll, now farmers adapt their methods.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 28, 202506:15 min
Farmed oysters in an oyster bed on the Belgian North Sea coast.

Engineers help revive North Sea oysters in Belgium

Engineers help revive North Sea oysters in Belgium

Engineers are hoping to restore North Sea oyster beds hit by overfishing, climate change and disease.
ClimateAugust 22, 202503:04 min
Many people clearing waste on a Gambian beach

The battle to preserve Gambia's marine ecosystem

The battle to preserve Gambia's marine ecosystem

Conservationists are fighting to save a coastal reserve in Gambia and the marine ecosystem that it helps to safeguard.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 21, 202505:03 min
A forest of trees in a tropical rainforest

US scientists discover trees host up to 1 trillion microbes

US scientists discover trees host up to 1 trillion microbes

A new discovery that tree wood contains specialized microbiomes could hold clues about forest health and climate change.
ScienceAugust 6, 2025
Aerial view of people praying and bringing offerings at the Ssezibwa Falls, a sacred place in the kingdom of Buganda, 30 kilometers east of Kampala in Uganda.

Uganda's spiritual and ecological sanctuaries

Uganda's spiritual and ecological sanctuaries

Kabaka's Lake and Ssezibwa Falls preserve cultural and spiritual heritage, and unique ecosystems.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 30, 202505:01 min
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A drawing of a planet on a black board, a hand holding a tool to fix the inner wheels of the planet

Humans are using more resources than the planet can restore

Little more than half a year into 2025, mankind has already hit Earth Overshoot Day. Are there ways to slow this down?
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 23, 2025
People dressed in black carry life-size cardboard animal sculptures across the Tower Bridge in London.

Animal puppets highlight climate threat to biodiversity

Life-sized animal puppets, part of international art project "The Herds," are marching from the DR Congo to the Arctic.
ArtsJuly 12, 202504:51 min
A green landscape with trees and tall grass

Nature returns to Ukraine's ravaged Kakhovka Dam landscape

In Ukraine, the ruined landscape around the destroyed Kakhovka Dam is returning to its natural state. But for how long?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 11, 2025
Bottles lie on the seabed of the port of Votsi while volunteer divers from the environmental organization Aegean Rebreath collect garbage - on the Greek island of Alonissos.

Greece's island of Alonissos a model for marine conservation

Off the island of Alonissos, volunteer divers are supporting an EU-funded cleanup to protect marine life.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 31, 20258 images
A row of birds is flying in the sky, the moon in the background

How climate change is altering bird migration

Migratory birds fly vast distances yearly in search of food. But climate change is altering their behavior. Why?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 10, 2025
An elk in the forest

How Slow TV brings us closer to nature

A rushing river, a soaring bird, a rustle of leaves and … that’s about all. Slow TV is gaining popularity. But why?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 3, 2025
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