Science

Trash eating turtles dying in record numbers

Earthwatch supports scientist researching 'turtles in trouble'.

Earthwatch scientists capture dolphin attack on camera

Scientists in Scotland witness a rare sighting.

Last chance saloon for Asia's saola

Conservation biologists from four countries gather at emergency meeting.

Earthwatch scientists discover 18 new species

Invertebrate findings in South Africa could help protect area threatened by development.

Close encounter with an ocean giant leaves volunteers spellbound

Earthwatch team in Scotland enjoys humpback whale sighting.

Hungry caterpillars choose the wrong diet to ward off their greatest threat

A new study by Earthwatch reveals a fatal flaw.

‘Super-pod’ sighting suggests dolphins are heading north due to climate change

Earthwatch scientists and volunteers spot an estimated 400 common dolphins.

Scientists act to prevent coral reef catastrophe

Earthwatch expert will attend emergency meeting to highlight threats from climate change.

Research reveals new distance record for British dolphins

Findings shed light on long-range movements of bottlenose dolphins.

Life goes on for bottlenose dolphin

Dolphin encounter delights marine biologists in Greece.

UNFCCC approves India’s first CDM forestry project

Initiative will help farmers to make use of degraded lands.

Workshops provide hope for Asian wild cattle threatened with extinction

Plans agreed to conserve four of Indonesia's threatened species.

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