Last month the state land board attempted to look at the possibility of holding a contested case hearing regarding a long-term 30-year permit for water coming from Maui’s Ko’olau Forest Reserve.

Turning aquatic vegetation near agricultural land into compost simultaneously eradicates habitat for disease-carrying snails ...

In 2025 we will see AI and machine learning leveraged to make real progress in understanding animal communication, answering a question that has puzzled humans as long as we have existed ...

Luiten writes in her report: “Gisborne’s water works are part of the pattern of one-way transfer of land and resources out of tribal ownership ... The Waingake Transformation Programme has the ...

“Even if you know the facts and understand that Masafer Yatta is being displaced so that settlements can take over the land, it’s very different when you see the face of a family that’s ...

In the other 66.84% of cases the receiver did not smile back and the initiating dolphin didn’t bite its playmate. This suggests that the behaviour may have evolved from a bite-prevention strategy into ...

December 18, 2024 • This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

See what you remember about this extraordinary year by taking our special 2024 news quiz. Compiled by The Learning Network “Elf,” “Home Alone” or “A Charlie Brown Christmas” — what ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — The distribution of traditional wild food sources in the Republic of Sakha could change significantly, affecting the diets and incomes of Indigenous ... Dec. 13, 2024 — A new ...

Maharashtra land conversion is a process of converting agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes or converting land from one non-agricultural purpose to other non-agricultural uses. Agricultural ...

Names associated with the ocean (or water in general) hold a special place in my heart ... including everything from nautical slang and ocean trenches to saltwater animals and plants to underwater ...

Hippos are extremely aggressive and territorial animals. If threatened on land, hippos can match a human’s speed and kill them. They spend about 16 hours a day in the water and only leave the water to ...