Bitcoin, blockchain, and burgeoning energy use
Blockchain is an increasingly popular technology with quite a few applications and iterations, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), but can they aid conservation? The answer is c...
9 Aug 202249min
Mongabay Reports: Chimpanzee tool innovation reveals cultural evolution
Sonso Chimpanzees in Uganda began using a new method to drink water pooled in logs, 'moss-sponging.' Previously known to use balled-up leaves, the chimps began using this new technique with moss, rese...
2 Aug 20227min
Mexico's Maya Train chugs forward, but at what cost?
A multi-billion dollar, 958 mile-long, railway project known as the 'Maya Train' threatens to displace locals and degrade or destroy habitats across five states in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Des...
26 Juli 202221min
Mongabay Reports: New Guinea has the most plant species of any island
A report published in the journal Nature concludes that New Guinea is the most floristically diverse and speciose island on the planet. In addition to being the second largest island in the world, Ne...
19 Juli 20227min
'Water always wins' but 'slow' solutions to water scarcity are growing in popularity
Human-made 'gray' infrastructure is crumbling, causing some urban areas to lose up to 40% of this precious resource: several major cities across the globe now regularly run out of water or have shorta...
12 Juli 202241min
Mongabay Reports: Will the vaquita vanish?
This week the world marks Save the Vaquita Day. Our featured article examines a threat to this critically endangered marine mammal (Phocoena sinus), a small porpoise that lives only in the Upper Gulf ...
5 Juli 202210min
How marine conservation benefits by blending Indigenous knowledge and western science
We discuss the effectiveness of combining traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge and Western science for conservation and restoration initiatives on this episode. Our first guest is Dr. Gary Paul...
28 Juni 202241min
Mongabay Reports: 'Lost' Amazonian cities reveal sustainability secrets
Our featured article this week examines archaeological research revealing details of a massive, Pre-Columbian urban settlement in the Amazon, 4,500 square kilometers in size, that provides valuable in...
22 Juni 202211min
