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A 5.3-million-year-old whale cemetery appeared 7,000 meters deep in the Indian Ocean, an almost impossible scene that seems to tell a marine tragedy from the deep past
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (853+ words) A vast whale cemetery found 7,000 meters below the Indian Ocean reveals a hidden ecosystem thriving for millions of years. By Adrian Villellas · Editorial process A vast whale cemetery has been discovered in one of the least familiar places on Earth,…...
A Málaga-born pheasant traveled thousands of miles to Vietnam, and its mission is to help revive a species missing from the wild since 2000
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (931+ words) A rare pheasant travels from Spain to Vietnam in a bid to bring a species missing from the wild back to life. By ECONEWS · Editorial process This matters because the Edwards’s pheasant, also called the Vietnam pheasant, has not been…...
Scientists have just discovered a new mammal in Argentina, and the most interesting thing is that it wasn’t lost in a remote jungle, but less than 81 miles from Córdoba
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (978+ words) Scientists discover a new rodent species near Córdoba, revealing hidden biodiversity in Argentina’s Chaco forests By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process A new mammal has been identified in Argentina, and it was not found in some faraway wilderness that no one…...
Costa Rica has just added a “ghost shark” to its biodiversity, but this one doesn’t live on beaches or reefs: it was hiding at depths of between 1,280 and 2,580 feet in the Pacific Ocean
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (896+ words) Scientists discover a new “ghost shark” hidden deep off Costa Rica, revealing a strange species few have ever seen By Adrian Villellas · Editorial process Most travelers see Costa Rica through green mountains, bright birds, cloud forests, and warm beaches. Far…...
The largest running bird in the Peruvian Andes can reach speeds of about 37 miles per hour, but it now faces a threat from which it cannot escape: a lack of funding
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1006+ words) Peru’s fastest bird is running out of time as funding cuts threaten the survival of critically endangered Andean rheas By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process The largest running bird of the Peruvian highlands is facing a threat that does not look…...
Bolivia has just released a rehabilitated jaguar into its natural habitat for the first time, but Yaguara’s story does not end when the cage is opened: now the toughest test begins, deep in the jungle
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (887+ words) A rescued jaguar returns to the wild in Bolivia, but Yaguara’s real survival test begins after release. By ECONEWS · Editorial process Yaguara, a female jaguar rescued after Bolivia’s 2024 wildfires, is back in the forest. After almost two years of rehabilitation…...
A pheasant born in Málaga has just traveled thousands of kilometers to Vietnam in an effort to restore a species that has not been reliably sighted in its forests since 2000
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (894+ words) A Málaga-born Edwards's pheasant heads to Vietnam in a global effort to restore a species missing from the wild for decades. By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process This matters because the Edwards’s pheasant, also called the Vietnam pheasant, has not been…...
It isn’t the Iberian lynx or the polar bear closest to extinction in Spain, but a fish you can still legally catch as summer dries its rivers to stagnant pools
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (797+ words) This little-known fish in Spain is quietly dying as drought turns rivers into lethal traps under extreme summer heat. By ECONEWS · Editorial process When a river dries out, the damage does not always arrive with drama. First come broken stretches…...
In Oaxaca, some women walk up to 10 hours through the jungle to check camera traps that have captured images of jaguars, pumas, ocelots, and 24 other species of mammals
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (694+ words) Indigenous women trek forests and rivers to protect jaguars, turtles, and ecosystems across Latin America. By Sonia Ramírez · Editorial process Across Latin America, some of the most important conservation work is happening far from conference rooms and glossy climate pledges....
For years, fishermen had watched this strange fish destroy their nets; now Greece has decided to pay for each one caught, in an effort to curb its spread
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (923+ words) Greece pays fishermen to catch toxic invasive fish destroying nets and marine ecosystems By Adrian Villellas · Editorial process Have you ever pulled up a fishing net and found the catch half-eaten, the gear torn, and a strange fish with strong…...