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Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers

Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins

Conservation abandonment threatens global biodiversity goals, study warns A recent study highlights the alarming trend of 'conservation abandonment,' where global efforts to protect biodiversity are being undermined by the reversal or neglect of conservation projects. Equiv...

Biodiversity Crisis: Conservation Abandonment Undermines Global Goals www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

California and Massachusetts announce intention to join IUCN at World Conservation Congress Abu Dhabi – 12 October 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) welcomes the announcement that California and Massachusetts intend to join the Union at the 2025 World Conservat...

California and Massachusetts announce intention to join IUCN at World Conservation Congress - Story | IUCN share.google/ShX7W7LHmSec...

IUCN Members adopt 20-year Vision and four-year Programme for the Union 13 October 2025 - IUCN Members have voted to adopt a new 20-year Strategic Vision and four-year Programme

IUCN members have just adopted a bold 20-year Vision and a focused 4-year Programme, mapping a path toward a just world that values and conserves nature. 🌍
🔗 share.google/ezyVKDCKTHwo...
#IUCN2025 #Biodiversity #ConservationAction

A third of planet’s surface transformed by humans; need for global ecological connectivity, says report launched at IUCN Congress Nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface has already been profoundly transformed by human activity, leaving ecosystems degraded and fragmented, according to a

Human Impact: A Third of Earth's Surface Transformed, Urgent Connectivity Needed www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...

💚 A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful EwA naturalists and fantastic guests. What a beautiful fall day to be in the woods together observing and documenting nature together!

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#naturalHistory #ecology #participatoryScience

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Thanks so much, Sophie and Jian, for representing EwA at the Somerville Harvest Festival!

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

Thanks for all that you did. We miss you, Jane! 💔 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Help us document species this Sept 'til Nov. Join the bioblitz and the EwA Project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ewa-supporting-tedxboston-2025-planet-action-for-biodiversity | Photo: Bald-faced Hornet · Guêpe à Taches Blanches (Dolichovespula maculata) © Claire O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Help us document species this Sept 'til Nov. Join the bioblitz and the EwA Project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ewa-supporting-tedxboston-2025-planet-action-for-biodiversity | Photo: Clustered Midrib Gall Wasp (Andricus dimorphus) © Claire O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Help us document species this Sept 'til Nov. Join the bioblitz and the EwA Project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ewa-supporting-tedxboston-2025-planet-action-for-biodiversity | Photo: Gray Treefrog · Rainette Versicolore (Hyla versicolor) © Claire O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Help us document species this Sept 'til Nov. Join the bioblitz and the EwA Project https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ewa-supporting-tedxboston-2025-planet-action-for-biodiversity | Photo: Ghost Pipe · Monotrope Uniflore (Monotropa uniflora)© Claire O'Neill, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

This fall, EwA is proud to partner with TEDxBoston,
@inaturalist.bsky.social, @umassboston.bsky.social, and other local organizations to celebrate and document the incredible variety of wildlife that calls Boston home. Learn more at www.inaturalist.org/projects/bos... #biodiversity #citizenscience

The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene - Nature Communications Anthropogenic climate change is projected to cause “Day Zero Drought”, when water demand exceeds supply, emerging as early as 2030 and occurring more frequently than recovery allows, posing escalating risks to regions worldwide.

The first emergence of unprecedented global #water scarcity in the Anthropocene | Nature Communications share.google/lx9VBrd1qxuG...

Seeing lots of acorns on autumn walks? Here’s why 2025 is a bumper year These are small acorns with big impact

What Is A Mast Year? Everything To Know About The Surplus Of Seeds share.google/QohJ8gMlRmsG...

What’s a Super Monarch Butterfly? Fall’s Super Generation, Explained The monarchs who visit your garden in autumn are really something special.

What’s a Super Monarch Butterfly? share.google/yHRPbZA9pSDY...

Leaders promised to cut climate pollution, then doubled down on fossil fuels Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.

Oil, coal and gas production plans bury climate change goals : NPR share.google/hRv8hGZUoASj...

Logging disrupts the ecology of molecules in headwater streams | PNAS Global demand for wood products is increasing forest harvest. One understudied consequence of logging is that it accelerates mobilization of dissol...

Logging changes the composition of the organic matter in nearby streams, making the organic matter more reactive. According to the authors, these changes are enough to flip logging from a carbon-sink to carbon-neutral or even a carbon-source. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Mighty EwA forest explorer group in the Fells this morning! 🧡 🦗 The cicada killers kept out of sight today, but dragonflies and damselflies filled the air. Tiger beetles darted at our feet, grasshoppers leapt ahead, and clouds of tiny hoverflies and parasitic wasps such as braconids and ichneumonids buzzed around. A lively and beautiful walk shared with our always curious and wonderful EwA naturalists. Thanks to all for making it great. 🌱 See you at the next EwA #biodiversity and #climate walk! » www.earthwiseaware.org/events | ⓘ More about EwA Participatory Science Program » www.earthwiseaware.org/citizen-science | #naturalHisy #ecology #participatoryScience

Mighty EwA forest explorer group in the Fells this morning! 🧡

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Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts 99.96% of bee species do not die after stinging. So why does everyone think they do?

🐝 Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

theconversation.com/most-bees-do...

Voracious honey bees threaten the food supply of native pollinators The majority of Earth's plant species, including our crop plants, rely on the services of animal pollinators in order to reproduce. Honey bees and other pollinating insects annually contribute billion...

🐝 Voracious honey bees are outcompeting native pollinators and disrupting plant reproduction, threatening biodiversity and food security, new research warns. Rethinking apiary placement is becoming an important necessity. phys.org/news/2025-07... #honeybee #invasiveSpecies #nativeBees

Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it

☣️ Weedkiller ingredient widely used in US can damage organs and gut bacteria, research shows. Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it. share.google/FJXFTBT6IX5Z...

Every time I hear about “a great big bill,” which is pretty much every day these days, I picture a shoebill stork or a platypus. Am I confused? 🤔

Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food Puppet helps insect trick real termites into feeding it

In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it.

Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/4nmJLMv

YouTube video by WCAX-TV Channel 3 News Vt. scientists explore how plant seed provenance affects pollinators

VT scientists explore how plant seed provenance affects pollinators youtu.be/-3dw4gAOJlQ?... #pollinators #nativeEcotype

Climate movement strikes back with first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against EPA It's the latest legal strategy for environmental groups as they try to claw back terminated grants.

Historic climate move: a class action lawsuit targets EPA for cutting $3B in environmental justice grants, risking vulnerable communities. This fight is crucial for pollution & climate justice. 🌍

More info: www.cbsnews.com/news/climate...

Protect one large forest, or many small ones? New study reignites conservation debate Which provides more shelter for species biodiversity: a large, continuous tract of forest, or a number of small forest fragments that add up to the same land area? This question has divided the scient...

New study finds large, unbroken forests support 12% more species than many small fragments of the same total area. While all forests matter, prioritizing big tracts may be key for biodiversity. 🌳🌏

Read more: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/prot...

Scientists Discover Key Rule Shaping Life on Earth – It Could Change Biodiversity Forever! Scientists have uncovered a game-changing discovery that reveals how a single factor shapes all life on Earth.

New study: Most species cluster in “core” areas with a few expanding outward, shaped by local conditions. This global rule could help guide conservation and predict climate impacts. More: indiandefencereview.com/scientists-r...

We're at MOS! We are participating at an event this evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer who is giving a talk about her latest book, The Serviceberry. We've also had a chance to talk with her earlier. A pleasure and an honor.

Veterinarians stunned after finding fox in heartbreaking predicament: 'He has been through so much for so long' <https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/massachusetts-fox-plastic-waste-newhouse-wildlife-rescue/>

Mesmerizing, isn't it? (Eriosoma americanum on Ulmus sp.)

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#entomology #insects #natureDocumentation #nature #biodiversity #citizenScience

At EwA, every day is Biodiversity Day, plain and simple, just as it should be.

Great Buggy workshop today exploring how to document #insect - #plant interactions. Big thanks to Sara and James for their excellent guidance!

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