September 11, 2025

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An Emerald Toucanet. Nearly half of all bird species are found in biodiversity-rich tropical regions.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Aug 12, 2025

Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study

By Julien MIVIELLE

Intensifying temperatures caused a 25% to 38% reduction in tropical bird populations between 1950 and 2020, compared to a scenario without global warming.

A fish washes up on Glenelg Beach on July 13 in Adelaide, Australia. A toxic algal bloom has washed up dead and dying sea creatures along the South Australian coastline since mid March and was first detected on the state’s Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Aug 6, 2025

Toxic algae bloom off South Australia devastates marine life and tourism

The algal bloom, first detected in March, spans an area 4,500 square kilometers and has been aggravated by rising ocean temperatures.

A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / OUR PLANET

Jul 20, 2025

Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate

By Tomoko Otake

The debate over the damage sunscreens cause to the marine environment is heating up as some regions ban certain chemical ingredients.

Two specimens of the Japanese beetle have been detected for the first time in France.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Jul 9, 2025

France worries about Japanese beetles after finding two

The insects threaten plum trees, apple trees, vines, corn, soy, green beans and asparagus, among other cultivated plants.

While a trained beekeeper can quickly look at frames in a hive assess their health, AI can do it even faster.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Jun 24, 2025

How robotic hives and AI are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse

By Brian Kahn

Beewise’s units help cut down on losses by providing a near-constant stream of information on colony health in real time and give beekeepers the ability to respond.

A marine heat wave has led to boom in the octopus population.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife

Jun 3, 2025

Octopus invasion in English Channel flags marine heat wave risks

By Joe Wertz

Warming waters have suited the octopus but when one part of the natural ecosystem changes, there can be knock on effects.

The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.

ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / Regional Voices: Hokkaido

May 26, 2025

Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project

By Eric Johnston

Groups want to put a stop to the project near eastern Hokkaido's Kushiro Wetlands National Park.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.

The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight

By Mai Yoshikawa

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