Mongabay Reports: Deep sea discovery shocks and delights scientists
Scientists have discovered a series of hydrothermal vents in the Mid-Atlantic ridge spanning hundreds of miles and teeming with life adapted to scorching plumes of hot water like shrimp, crabs, mussel...
17 Maj 20236min
The world's second-largest rainforest is at a turning point
This week we're sharing the first episode of a new season of Mongabay Explores, a deep dive into the Congo Basin which begins with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which contains 60% of cen...
2 Maj 20231h
Guyana gets Drilled: Journalist Amy Westervelt on the latest oil boom
The South American nation of Guyana, whose economy has traditionally relied on tourism, agriculture, and fishing, has begun doing business with oil giant ExxonMobil to build a massive offshore oil dri...
18 Apr 202342min
Mongabay Reports: Breeding new hope for African penguins at De Hoop Nature Reserve
Recent breeding success at a nature reserve in South Africa has given conservationists hope for the survival of Africa's only resident penguin species, whose population has dropped by nearly 65% since...
11 Apr 20238min
Conservation technology just keeps on growing
Conservation technology is a rapidly growing field with exciting potential. From eDNA to bioacoustics and AI, there's a lot to keep track of in an ever-changing environment. Here to discuss it on the ...
3 Apr 202322min
Mongabay Reports: What's in the new U.N. High Seas treaty?
More than 15 years in the making, the United Nations has finally reached an agreement on a landmark, legally binding treaty to protect international waters, where a myriad of wildlife big and small li...
27 Mars 202311min
Journalist Tom Philpott on how agriculture impacts the environment & agroecology alternatives
The American approach to food production is negatively impacting the environment and depleting natural resources like topsoil and groundwater at an alarming rate. Top agriculture author, journalist, a...
21 Mars 202358min
Mongabay Reports: Monarchs make a comeback
In 2022, the population of western monarch butterflies reached its highest number in decades, 335,000, according to the annual Western Monarch Count in California and Arizona, marking the second year ...
13 Mars 20237min
