Corporate affairs teams feel unprepared for deepfake and AI threats
GlobeScan’s 2026 corporate affairs research points to a widening gap between the growing prominence of AI-related risks and organizational readiness…
After quinoa’s boom, Bolivian farmers face degraded soils and climate stress
Quinoa, a pseudocereal, has been grown in the Andes since pre-Hispanic times. The 2010-2014 quinoa boom benefited some farmers in…
Salt marsh recovery isn’t enough to offset destroyed older wetlands, study finds
Along Earth’s coastlines, grassy wetlands flooded by seawater, called salt marshes, trap and store carbon at rates roughly 40 times…
Scientists mark Attenborough’s 100th birthday with newly named wasp
A tiny wasp, collected in the early 1980s in Chile’s Valdivia province, lay inside an unsorted drawer in the Natural…
Honduran authorities seize jaguar kept as pet, put spotlight on local trafficking
Honduran authorities seized a live jaguar being kept as a pet, along with other wildlife, from the home of a…
The World Must Not Turn Its Back on Vaccination by David Miliband
Childhood immunization is the world’s most cost-effective public-health intervention, with a single vaccine dose costing less than $2 to administer—even…
Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it,…
The World After the Iran War by Shlomo Ben-Ami
Not all wars lead to better international orders. The Iran war launched by the United States and Israel is likely…
Solar brings power to women entrepreneurs in Borneo, but rural energy inequality remains
In the village of Muara Enggelam, East Kalimantan province, the arrival of affordable and reliable renewable energy has sparked a…
Climate change is driving a tick boom. MAHA is blaming Bill Gates.
“Tell you what,” Drew Maciel told his Instagram followers in April, “I’m sick of finding dead moose.” He zoomed in…
First crypto, now AI: How tech is reshaping this North Carolina town
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina.…
In Nepal’s capital, invasive flora crowd out native species
Native plants are rapidly declining in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, replaced by invasive species historically introduced for ornamental and urban greening…
What natural-gas-fueled data centers mean for emission reduction
The tech sector’s rush to guarantee electricity for giant new data centers optimized for artificial intelligence is pushing Amazon, Google,…
At world’s largest shark conference, scientists warn of a grim outlook across the board
Hundreds of researchers and conservationists met in Colombo from May 4-8 for Sharks International, held once every four years. Major…
China and Norway push to increase krill harvests around Antarctica
In Antarctic waters, an international fishery targets krill, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive schools and support the continent’s iconic wildlife.…
From caws to code: AI helps decrypt animal communication
Scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence models to decode the communications of other species. The Earth Species Project has built…
Landless Bangladeshi farmers suffer as paddy fades in Barind | News | Eco-Business
The 8,000 sq km Barind Tract in north-western Bangladesh was once synonymous with paddy cultivation. These days, parts of the…
The Case for More Wildlife Crossings
As humans continue to encroach on critical wildlife habitat, wildlife infrastructure projects commonly referred to as wildlife crossings offer a…
Popular Miyawaki reforestation method lacks evidence, study finds
Devised in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method has been a popular reforestation approach in urban areas worldwide. The method involves…
Liberia’s carbon market policy nears completion amid pushback
Liberian policymakers have almost completed a framework for selling carbon credits to international buyers. But local environmental groups say they’re…