Peatlands store more carbon than the world's forests yet fundamental questions remain unanswered. Today we publish 50 priority research questions, identified by 467 participants from 54 countries #PeatQuest #Peatlands www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent years. NPR wants to hear about the coverage decisions you're making as premiums rise. n.pr/4u8YTzn

Iran war fertiliser squeeze could spell trouble for next year's grain harvests reut.rs/3QKYuEY

One of the world's rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction. https://to.pbs.org/4sUKB5a

Happy Earth Day from Borneo! 🌍 Sunda Pangolin, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Rhinoceros Hornbill, Kinabatangan River, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Proboscis monkeys, Kinabatangan River, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of California’s solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.

Royal Belum State Park, Malaysia 🇲🇾

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

We can’t be the only ones who can’t wait to tune in to #AGorillaStory on Netflix#AGorillaStory🦍 There are still only around 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild. But, thanks to incredible conservation efforts, their numbers are on the rise. The story of this incredible species isn’t over yet.

Shocking Jaguar Sighting in a Misty Honduras Forest Has Conservationists Celebrating

On a trip with WWF Malaysia visiting innovative projects connecting sustainable production, habitat conservation, and tiger protection, in part thanks to the hard work of indigenous communities including two female tiger rangers. 🌎 www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/w...

What!? Apparently one of the adaptations that queen bumblebees use to survive flooding during winter diapause is slowing their metabolisms so much they can respire UNDERWATER for up to a WEEK. They also accompany aquatic respiration with anaerobic metabolism. I'm stunned. What superstars! #虫 🧪🌎

Long-tailed macaque, Batu Caves, Malaysia 🇲🇾

American Osprey with a Carp catch, Harlem Meer, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #birds #bird #osprey #centralparknyc #birdseenin2026 #birdphotography #carp #conservationphotography #americanosprey #biodiversity #wildbirdphotography #harlemmeer

Hong Kong is a really cool combination of urban density and tropical nature

You simply MUST watch the video in this paper. Literally sounds like he's starting a slow clap

In my latest dispatch from Planet Ficus, I wrote about new research that has revealed a previously unknown phenomenon taking place in forest canopies. The findings are striking. planetficus.substack.com/p/seventeen-... 🧪🌏

A big win for black rhinos. 🦏 👏 The recently established Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary now provides 3,200km² of rhino habitat, hugely expanding the existing 92km² Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary. This positive step will help encourage population growth with hopes to increase no’s in Kenya to 2,000 by 2037. 💚

🌏🦑From the Guardian: "An oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests" I, along with many others, warned about this.

Happy international beaver day to all who celebrate (and who wouldn't?) Check out this outstanding short animation by Emily Fairfax on how beavers can help make ecosystems more resilient to wildfires 🔥 youtu.be/IAM94B73bzE?...

The NASA moon mission completed several key milestones as its crew looped around the lunar body. It's expected to splash down on Earth on Friday. n.pr/4bWAGGz

Solar Eclipse as seen from the far side of the moon by Orion Integrity and its crew 📸 NASA www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbpd...

🌑 From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour 🌑

I’ll take this as Duolingo’s little Easter 🐣 wish to me, and to all of us. Happy Easter, everyone. A better future is possible, and we have the privilege to help to work towards it. 🌍 🌎 🌏

Some of the best times I’ve had were visiting cities people put down. Every city has something cool going on, you just have to find it.

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests. #ResearchPublishing #Academicsky 🧪

Yes, I already shared this. Yes, I am unashamedly sharing it again. This image means so much to me personally as a #WomenInSTEM and space scientist 🔭🧪 🌗🪐🌎. Christina Koch once worked at GSFC, where I now work, and was at APL, where I worked before, when selected as an Astronaut!

Cincinnati breaks ground on first public skatepark after years of community advocacy

The U.S. doesn’t produce enough vegetable oil to meet a new biofuels mandate, so suppliers will have to ramp up imports of vegetable oil, putting pressure on tropical forests overseas. via @insideclimatenews.org

'The state’s forests will dry out a month earlier than usual...Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires. “It could be a very bad fire year...rivers + streams are going to dry out sooner, + that has bad implications for natural ecosystems + our fisheries.”'

“Catalytic converters have removed 8 billion tons of pollution from the air in the U.S. They have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and led to the removal of a deadly neurotoxin, lead, from the atmosphere.” 🌎 theconversation.com/how-californ...

🚨🔔‼️ If you work in CONSERVATION, even indirectly, please complete this survey about conservation labour. www.cmi.no/projects/292... Please repost for wider reach. 🌍🦤🧪🦊🪶🐋🦑

Nice article from CBC featuring our recent research findings relating snowpack to fire severity. More important than how much area burns, is how it burns. 🔥🧪🌎 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Welp 🌎🧪

“The traceability and thorough due diligence required by EUDR are a major business opportunity to manage risks and increase resilience through better knowledge of the supply chain” 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/from...

After 100 years, and decades of cleanup, shellfishing set to return to Boston Harbor - The Christian Science Monitor 🌎🦑🧪

Dr. Birute Galdikas’ work was an early inspiration, to me and many, on the urgent need to study and save orangutans. 🌎🧪 www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Tennis courts serve up a climate solution. Researchers have found that green clay tennis courts are able to absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide via enhanced rock weathering https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=241034

It’s official: we cleaned up London’s air 184 years sooner than predicted. The capital now meets legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution. And you can feel the difference across our city.

Feels like it! Though just yesterday it went from snow to slush with rain, and now back to frigid again.

Smallholders in Africa already underuse fertilizer due to high costs. Even small price increases can cut application, lower yields and raise food insecurity. Example: Kenya is exposed w/ high import bills and 40% reliance on Gulf fertilizer. Nations and farmers need urgent support.

"The data shows that in 2025, a little more than half of about 2,400 total counties experienced overall net losses in NRCS staff. In addition, 139 counties no longer had any staff in three roles key to on-farm conservation work by the end of last year." civileats.com/2026/03/23/n...

"Electricity generated from wind and solar is largely insulated from fossil fuel price volatility – once built, the fuel is free." This is what I told @dharna.bsky.social @theguardian.com who published this article. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Gorgeous and inspiring photo essay on Hidalgo's transformation of Paris into a healthier, happier city (with some caveats) Gift link to @bloomberg.com story... www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

This is one of the most important issues with the global food system, yet it is often ignored. Put simply, we don't actually grow much *food* in our farms around the world. Instead, we grow grossly inefficient animal feed and biofuels. drawdown.org/news/only-ha...

A new study from @nwcasc.bsky.social says the Pacific Northwest could do more to coordinate responses to extreme heat. After the unprecedented 2021 heat wave—with temps of 110°+, $9B in damage, and major impacts on people, wildlife, and infrastructure—researchers say better planning is critical.

🧪How do you study microplastics when everything in your lab is also made of plastic? I spoke with researchers in Germany, Norway, the US and Australia about how they try their best to create plastic-free labs, from 100% cotton lab coats to (near) 100% steel laboratories. @cenmag.bsky.social

🌍 #DYK that biodiversity loss is a systemic risk to the global economy? From pollinators to wetlands, nature supports countless industries. The 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity report shows why nature matters for business. 🧪 More from Will Allen: https://ow.ly/lvEy50YrKm0