NATURE

How are gender, environment linked? Start here
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . January 3, 2025
Environmental issues and the climate crisis affect women disproportionately: They’re 14 times more likely to die during a disaster and constitute 80 percent of all

protecting high seas hotspots, wildlife and more
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 31, 2024
Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts. 1. An effective strategy to protect a high

Amid crisis, victories for nature emerge
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 28, 2024
Alarm bells screamed for nature in 2024. Each week seemed to bring fresh warnings of the loss of wildlife, habitat destruction and the escalating impacts

Turning the tide for the world’s oceans
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 25, 2024
It was a year of rough seas for the world’s oceans. Despite some progress on both fronts, overfishing and pollution persisted, while waters continued to

‘I almost couldn’t believe it’: Amazon expedition stuns researchers
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 22, 2024
In the Andean foothills of the Peruvian Amazon, Trond Larsen carefully scanned the forest floor. Out of the corner of his eye, a dark brown

Amid hottest year on record, nature takes center stage
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 19, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, global temperatures are at an all-time high — topping the previous hottest-year on record: 2023. As the rising temperatures

Study gauges grasslands’ climate-fighting powers
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 16, 2024
Plant more trees, cool the climate: It’s a message that readers of this website know well. But new research confirms that this “rule” doesn’t apply

Meet the scientist helping women find their voice
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 13, 2024
In a community center in rural Madagascar, Kame Westerman noticed something that changed her career. As the men debated the closure of an octopus fishery,

From tiny nation, a ‘hallmark moment’ for climate justice
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 10, 2024
A small Pacific island nation scored a major victory for climate justice. Vanuatu, an archipelago of 320,000 people threatened by rising seas and devastating storms,

In climate fight, ‘nature vs tech’ a false debate
- By Nebraskadigitalnews.com
- . December 7, 2024
How much can — or should — humanity rely on nature to help solve the climate crisis? That’s the question at the center of a