In January 2024, the Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute, the TWBF, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology officially launched Taiwan's first national bird atlas project to map the distribution, breeding, and number of bird species in Taiwan.

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An in-depth look at the need to provide a livelihood for people living in the Amazon rainforest, and some ways of doing that. Presented with a photo essay and two video packages. Check it out: projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

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An The Associated Press investigation reveals how aging tankers are used to extract and store oil around the world, often posing safety hazards. By Helen Wieffering and Grace Ekpu bit.ly/3FE4sio

The first time I’ve ever seen a kingfisher! Perched beside a medieval bridge in Bradford-upon-Avon, a flash of iridescent blue.

Birdwatching always involves a bit of grace. You set out with a hopeful heart, but you may see almost nothing at all - or stumble upon small miracles.

The International Energy Agency 's freshly released World Energy Outlook has China's fossil fuel use going into long-term decline in 2024 even in their most conservative scenario. The drivers are exactly what I've highlighted: end of the construction-driven economic model and clean energy growth.…

Western Slope mini-tour starts today! Will be discussing CROSSINGS at the following venues:

10/11, 5:30 pm: Wilkinson Public Library, Telluride

10/12, 6 pm: Colorado Mesa University, Montrose

10/13, 5 pm: Paonia Books, in, uh, you can probably guess

Hope to see you out there!

On the mark. I tell the stream of visitors returning to China after the end of zero-COVID that we've entered a new era - the post reform era.. 改革开放 is over, 进入了新时代。

There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest.

Once on the brink of extinction, with only about 200 animals in the wild, the population has rebounded to around 4,800, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Scientists whose first language is not English spend much longer to read and write papers in English and prepare for international conferences. Tatsuya Amano and colleagues worked to measure this invisible struggle. I wrote about their work for nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

Question for experienced language learners:

Is it better to start in a class that's somewhat below your level (and review the basics) - or to start in a class that's somewhat above your level (and play a bit of catch-up)?

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions!

New research shows that a 5,000-year-old lavish tomb in Spain contains the remains of a woman, not a man as previously assumed. The study used a new method that analyzes tooth enamel to determine sex when DNA is not available. apnews.com/article/spain-…

Female bottlenose dolphins change their tone to a higher-pitched octave, when addressing their calves, resembling 'baby-talk,' a new study shows. nbcnews.com/science/scienc…

Female bottlenose dolphins change their tone when addressing their calves, according to a new study. Researchers recorded the signature whistles of 19 mother dolphins when accompanied by their young offspring and when swimming alone or with other adults. apnews.com/article/dolphi…

Dolphin moms do-do-do-do baby talk (sung to Baby Shark) to call their young. Come here you wittle bottlenose you. By Christina Larson apnews.com/article/dolphi…

84 days ago Evan was one of the best reporters covering Russia. Then they threw him in prison. He's still there.
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After years of reporting on carbon offsets, I got a tip on biodiversity offsets.

The story took me to Guinea, where a World Bank Group-funded project left a trail of hunger, displaced families, decimated ecosystems and conditions ripe for infectious outbreaks. (📸Kathleen Flynn) 1/

'The impact of the whale song discovery on the nascent environmental movement was immense. Many anti-war protesters of the day took on saving animals and the environment as a new cause, and the words 'save the whales' became ubiquitous on tote bags and bumper stickers.'

Around half of the wild koalas in Queensland have chlamydia, and scientists are trying to vaccinate. Great story by Christina Larson apnews.com/article/koala-…

for the past few months, I've been working on a special issue of @newyorker dot com about climate solutions.

it went live this week, and I hope you'll take a look: newyorker.com/bottlenecks-is…