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Hundreds of New Species Discovered in 2024, Highlighting Biodiversity Crisis
In 2024, scientists discovered hundreds of new species across various locations, including a pygmy pipehorse in the Indian Ocean, a vegetarian piranha in Brazil, and a toothy fungus in England, underscoring the vast unknown biodiversity and urgent need for conservation.
Hundreds of New Species Discovered in 2024, Highlighting Biodiversity Crisis
In 2024, scientists discovered hundreds of new species across various locations, including a pygmy pipehorse in the Indian Ocean, a vegetarian piranha in Brazil, and a toothy fungus in England, underscoring the vast unknown biodiversity and urgent need for conservation.
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12% Bias Score
Record Amazon Wildfires and Drought in 2024
The 2024 Amazon rainforest experienced its worst wildfire year since 2005, fueled by drought and exacerbated by deforestation linked to illegal land clearing; however, Brazil and Colombia saw decreased deforestation rates, and COP16 granted Indigenous communities increased conservation authority.
Record Amazon Wildfires and Drought in 2024
The 2024 Amazon rainforest experienced its worst wildfire year since 2005, fueled by drought and exacerbated by deforestation linked to illegal land clearing; however, Brazil and Colombia saw decreased deforestation rates, and COP16 granted Indigenous communities increased conservation authority.
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40% Bias Score
Super Ice Ages Spurred Evolution of Complex Life
An international team's high-resolution analysis of 2 billion years of global life diversity, published in Science, reveals that super ice ages around 600 million years ago spurred a surge in eukaryotic species, leading to the emergence of complex organisms after a period of slow evolution.
Super Ice Ages Spurred Evolution of Complex Life
An international team's high-resolution analysis of 2 billion years of global life diversity, published in Science, reveals that super ice ages around 600 million years ago spurred a surge in eukaryotic species, leading to the emergence of complex organisms after a period of slow evolution.
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12% Bias Score
WWF 2024 Report: Mixed Results for Global Wildlife Conservation
The WWF's 2024 report shows mixed results for global wildlife: while some species like lynx and tigers are recovering, many others, including the European hedgehog, Borneo elephants (1,000 remaining), and Brillen penguins (9,900 breeding pairs down from 141,000), are facing drastic population declin...
WWF 2024 Report: Mixed Results for Global Wildlife Conservation
The WWF's 2024 report shows mixed results for global wildlife: while some species like lynx and tigers are recovering, many others, including the European hedgehog, Borneo elephants (1,000 remaining), and Brillen penguins (9,900 breeding pairs down from 141,000), are facing drastic population declin...
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48% Bias Score
Illegal Logging Devastates Congo Basin Rainforest, Costing Africa $17 Billion Annually
Illegal logging and mining in the Congo Basin cost Africa $17 billion annually, threatening 200 million hectares of rainforest and impacting six countries. Weak governance and conflict exacerbate the problem, highlighting the need for stronger international cooperation and sustainable forestry pract...
Illegal Logging Devastates Congo Basin Rainforest, Costing Africa $17 Billion Annually
Illegal logging and mining in the Congo Basin cost Africa $17 billion annually, threatening 200 million hectares of rainforest and impacting six countries. Weak governance and conflict exacerbate the problem, highlighting the need for stronger international cooperation and sustainable forestry pract...
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40% Bias Score
Scottish Charity's Novel Method Boosts Rare Aspen Tree Reproduction
In a Scottish Highlands nature reserve, a charity uses a unique method to make the rare aspen tree flower and produce seeds by stressing 104 specimens in a polytunnel, addressing the species' infrequent natural reproduction and contributing to rewilding efforts across Britain.
Scottish Charity's Novel Method Boosts Rare Aspen Tree Reproduction
In a Scottish Highlands nature reserve, a charity uses a unique method to make the rare aspen tree flower and produce seeds by stressing 104 specimens in a polytunnel, addressing the species' infrequent natural reproduction and contributing to rewilding efforts across Britain.
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36% Bias Score
Kenyan Man's 4.2 Million Butterfly Collection Seeks New Home
Steve Collins, a 74-year-old Kenyan agronomist, has spent over six decades building what is possibly Africa's largest private butterfly collection, containing more than 4.2 million specimens across hundreds of species, currently seeking a buyer or institution to house his $8 million collection to en...
Kenyan Man's 4.2 Million Butterfly Collection Seeks New Home
Steve Collins, a 74-year-old Kenyan agronomist, has spent over six decades building what is possibly Africa's largest private butterfly collection, containing more than 4.2 million specimens across hundreds of species, currently seeking a buyer or institution to house his $8 million collection to en...
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32% Bias Score
WWF 2024 Report: Mixed Outlook for Global Wildlife Conservation
The WWF's 2024 report shows a mixed picture for global wildlife conservation: while some species like lynx and tigers are recovering, others such as Bornean elephants (approx. 1,000 left), West European hedgehogs, and Brillen penguins are facing dramatic declines due to human activities, including h...
WWF 2024 Report: Mixed Outlook for Global Wildlife Conservation
The WWF's 2024 report shows a mixed picture for global wildlife conservation: while some species like lynx and tigers are recovering, others such as Bornean elephants (approx. 1,000 left), West European hedgehogs, and Brillen penguins are facing dramatic declines due to human activities, including h...
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44% Bias Score
UK's National Trust Properties Damaged by Extreme Weather
The National Trust reports extensive damage to its historic properties and disruption to wildlife due to extreme weather in the UK, including flooding at Avebury Manor and the decline of the Adonis blue butterfly population.
UK's National Trust Properties Damaged by Extreme Weather
The National Trust reports extensive damage to its historic properties and disruption to wildlife due to extreme weather in the UK, including flooding at Avebury Manor and the decline of the Adonis blue butterfly population.
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28% Bias Score
Prairie Strips: A Climate-Resilient Farming Solution
Iowa and Missouri farmers are installing prairie strips—narrow bands of native plants within corn and soybean fields—to reduce soil erosion by up to 95%, mitigate nutrient runoff, and enhance biodiversity, thanks to federal funding and research from Iowa State University.
Prairie Strips: A Climate-Resilient Farming Solution
Iowa and Missouri farmers are installing prairie strips—narrow bands of native plants within corn and soybean fields—to reduce soil erosion by up to 95%, mitigate nutrient runoff, and enhance biodiversity, thanks to federal funding and research from Iowa State University.
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40% Bias Score
Biodiversity: From Concept to Global Concern
The term "biological diversity" gained prominence in the 1980s, formalized by the 2012 creation of IPBES and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, reflecting growing international concern following the IUCN's 1964 Red List of threatened ecosystems, which highlighted the impact of human activi...
Biodiversity: From Concept to Global Concern
The term "biological diversity" gained prominence in the 1980s, formalized by the 2012 creation of IPBES and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, reflecting growing international concern following the IUCN's 1964 Red List of threatened ecosystems, which highlighted the impact of human activi...
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20% Bias Score
Chilean Seed Guardians Combat Biodiversity Loss
Chilean seed guardians, including Chileflora and Semilla Austral, are preserving and distributing native crop varieties to combat biodiversity loss, promote food sovereignty, and reduce reliance on foreign seeds, with some groups, like Semilla Austral, even exporting seeds internationally since 2020...
Chilean Seed Guardians Combat Biodiversity Loss
Chilean seed guardians, including Chileflora and Semilla Austral, are preserving and distributing native crop varieties to combat biodiversity loss, promote food sovereignty, and reduce reliance on foreign seeds, with some groups, like Semilla Austral, even exporting seeds internationally since 2020...
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12% Bias Score
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