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Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample…
ScienceThe government of Kenya has launched a 10-year, $160 million conservation program that will target 17.3 million hectares (43 million acres) of existing conservation areas and…
ScienceFurther south this week, severe thunderstorms affected midterms voting in Florida, Oklahoma and Colorado Despite the rapid descent into autumn in the northern hemisphere, parts of eastern…
ScienceA juvenile orangutan seized from an apartment in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2024 has been repatriated to its native Indonesia, following two years of health and procedural delays. The…
ScienceHappy Eco News The Many Ways Student-Led Climate Action Can Look Three Canadian schools doing three completely different projects, all with one common thread. The post The Many Ways…
ScienceThe race to build a moon base is ramping up. Columnist Robin George Andrews explores how NASA is preparing by sending a cave-hunting robot ahead of humans
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SciencePhilippine researchers have confirmed the presence of horseshoe crabs in the southern island province of Tawi-Tawi for the first time through interviews with local residents. Previously…
ScienceThe move to clean electricity will form the focus of the climate summit, which begins next week in coal-obsessed Turkey. The outlook doesn’t look good • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to…
ScienceHappy Eco News Protecting Congo Basin Peatlands Gets a Scientific Boost A major research collection on African tropical peatlands provides new scientific backing for protecting Congo Basin…
ScienceThe air quality index in Delhi has already soared above 650, more than 30 times the limit the World Health Organization deems to be safe Continue reading...
ScienceRising temperatures in Bangladesh are creating an occupational health crisis for the 4.2 million workers in the country’s garment industry, reports Mongabay contributor Usraat Fahmidah. A…
ScienceChandigarh's iconic Sukhna Wetland has been officially designated as India's 103rd Ramsar Site. The wetland has been assigned Site Number 2602, placing Chandigarh on the global map of…
ScienceAPOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
ScienceThe San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.
ScienceBy exploring how bacteria hijack cell functions, Associate Professor Rebecca Lamason hopes to learn more about how host cells carry out those functions.
ScienceRescuers were unable to save the whales after they became beached on a remote and rocky part of the country More than 40 pilot whales died after a mass stranding event on New Zealand’s…
ScienceIs it really justice when the legal process is itself so often the source of further harm?
ScienceA delve into the Rugby League World Cup’s demographic data reveals a story about family ties, migration and opportunity across the ocean.
ScienceClimate breakdown could undermine the social trust, political cooperation and financial resources needed to tackle it – new research shows how this might play out.
ScienceEditor’s note: *Cambodian fishers who spoke to Mongabay asked that pseudonyms be used, fearing reprisals. BANGKOK, Thailand — Sand mining vessels were once a familiar sight to residents of…
ScienceThis is Part 1 in a two-part series on Nigerian waterleaf. Part 2 will be published soon. “These are the ones that survived the rain,” Enono Koka said, gesturing at a patch of short…
ScienceWhile West Africa clears rainforest for chocolate, Brazilian farmers are reviving degraded pastures.
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