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Scientists warn: Extreme floods are becoming the norm

Climate change is transforming extreme coastal floods—which used to occur once a century—into devastating floods that now happen regularly (every 10 years).

  • Jul 19, 2026 08:43

Greece: Monk seals forced to hide in underwater caves to escape mass tourism

In Greece, monk seals are changing their behavior and taking refuge in air-filled underwater caves to escape mass tourism and increasing human disturbance, which is a source of constant stress.

  • Jul 14, 2026 15:09

Melting sea ice: Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals on the brink of extinction

Emperor penguins are officially classified as an endangered species, a fate also shared by Antarctic fur seals.

  • Jul 13, 2026 14:11

Cormorants in Europe’s Crosshairs: 10 Countries want to authorize their culling to protect fisheries

The cormorant is once again at the center of tensions in Europe. Ten countries are calling for a reduction in its protection status and an expansion of culling efforts to preserve fisheries and aquaculture, even though the species had previously come close to extinction.

  • Jul 12, 2026 13:47

Mediterranean octopus is taking over the United Kingdom: silent invasion spreads to Scotland

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), traditionally associated with the mild climates of the Mediterranean, is experiencing an extraordinary population boom that is redefining the United Kingdom’s wildlife map.

  • Jul 09, 2026 14:34

Provence's lavender fields are disappearing and being replaced by industrial poultry farms

In fact, more and more farmers are abandoning lavender cultivation to focus on raising laying hens.

  • Jul 07, 2026 13:34

It’s Italy’s first “Village of Stars”: it turns off the lights to light up the sky

Allai is the first Italian village to be certified as a “Village of Stars” by the Starlight Foundation. Four years of work to fight against light pollution.

  • Jul 06, 2026 14:51

Nature reclaims its rights: Polar bears colonize a Soviet ghost town

Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh, who specializes in capturing Arctic wildlife and extreme landscapes, has taken a series of photographs destined to make history in nature photojournalism.

  • Jul 03, 2026 10:23

Unplastic India: The hard hitting campaign exposing animals’ suffering due to plastic

Between 2015 and 2020, the amount of plastic waste produced in India literally doubled, rising from 1.59 to 3.47 million metric tons.

  • Jul 02, 2026 12:37

Japan: global climate governance's best pupil

The paradigm of corporate sustainability is shifting latitude, and against all odds, in the face of recent geopolitical uncertainties, the new center of gravity is in the East.

  • Jul 01, 2026 15:07