Kākāpō Population Soars to 325
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa31 Aug 2026
Kākāpō Population Soars to 325 The 2026 kākāpō breeding season, the biggest on record, has come to an end with a bumper number of kākāpō chicks produced.
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top 92%Gulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn’t become a carbon dump (commentary)
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner31 Aug 2026
- Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, an ecosystem exists in water so salty and lacking in oxygen that its marine life is unique and virtually unstudied.
Flash flooding causes major damage to the Grand Canyon's critical water pipeline
The Independentby Michael Phillis31 Aug 2026
The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction...
When this Idaho wildlife crossing is complete, migrating deer will be able to walk under a busy highway
Good Good Goodby Clark Corbin31 Aug 2026
Crews are nearing completion of a new wildlife underpass in southeast Idaho after the public, nonprofit agencies, conservation groups, and government agencies pushed for years to protect migrating...
Fracked gas from Beetaloo Basin will flow to NT power grid from today
ABC News Australiaby Matt Garrick and Kylie Stevenson31 Aug 2026
In short: The tap that will feed gas fracked from the Beetaloo Basin into the Northern Territory's power grid is being turned on today.
The 1994 Land Rover Discovery Doesn’t Need Roads
Latest Content - Car and Driver31 Aug 2026
From the June 1994 issue of Car and Driver. Marlon Perkins, bless his animal-tranquilizing soul, would get a lot of "Wild Kingdom" footage in Belize.
How much air conditioning usage actually prevents heat deaths?
Phys.orgby Yale University31 Aug 2026
How much air conditioning usage actually prevents heat deaths? How protective is air conditioning in preventing deaths amid soaring temperatures and record heat levels?
Green-blue infrastructure and heritage: building a resilient and timeless Delhi
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors31 Aug 2026
A city’s greatness is measured as much by what it safeguards as by what it builds. On that count, Delhi has few equals.
No smartphone, no problem: Plants have their own built-in 'Season-Meter'
Phys.orgby University31 Aug 2026
No smartphone, no problem: Plants have their own built-in 'Season-Meter' You may check your phone before deciding what to wear tomorrow.
How to get people on board with green neighborhoods
Phys.orgby Kathrine Nitter31 Aug 2026
How to get people on board with green neighborhoods As Europe burns, many cities are trying to cut emissions, upgrade buildings and rethink how energy is produced and used.
Politics of the parklands on show at Labor's big MotoGP reveal
ABC News Australiaby Thomas Kelsall31 Aug 2026
The backdrop of the Malinauskas government's carefully planned unveiling of Adelaide's new MotoGP circuit on Sunday was not a noisy motorsport track.
Floods in Nepal-Tibet disrupt pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain with centuries of evolving tradition
The Conversation (US)by Catherine Hartmann, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Wyoming31 Aug 2026
Hundreds of pilgrims traveling to Mount Kailash were among those affected by devastating floods that struck the Nepal–Tibet border on Aug. 26, 2026.
Some of Australia’s biggest companies are planning for an unbearable climate future
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Suzanne Varrall, Research Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability, The University of Melbourne31 Aug 2026
Even as unprecedented fires and heatwaves rage across Europe, scientists track the retreat of Antarctic sea ice and a supercharged El Niño system heads our way, Australia’s largest companies are...
Indigenous rangers pull killer ‘ghost nets’ from northern Australia’s coast
Mongabay Globalby Liz Kimbrough31 Aug 2026
- Indigenous ranger groups across northern Australia are removing tons of ghost nets and other marine debris from some of the country’s most remote coastline, where abandoned fishing gear kills...
Coastal Texas and Louisiana warned of tropical storm as a potential hurricane moves toward Hawaii
Mongabay Globalby Mongabay Editor31 Aug 2026
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning on Monday for the Gulf of Mexico coast from the Galveston and Houston, Texas, area to the western parishes of Louisiana.
Deadly span: On vulture safety in India, threat of electrocution
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors31 Aug 2026
Whereas for many decades the chief concern about vulture safety was centered on chemical threats, the threat of electrocution posed by India’s expanding power infrastructure may supersede it.
Small-plane fuel raises lead levels up to sevenfold near Oregon airports, study suggests
Phys.orgby Alyssa Shiel31 Aug 2026
Small-plane fuel raises lead levels up to sevenfold near Oregon airports, study suggests Emissions from aircraft that use leaded aviation gasoline are a significant source of environmental...
Nepali survivors return to unrecognisable villages entombed in mud
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Clayton, Som Patidar, and Haidarr Jones31 Aug 2026
The Bhotekoshi River is angry. Raging brown water cascades past the remnants of Devighat, a community south of Bidur in Newakot District, ravaged by the catastrophic flash flooding that struck...
Why atmospheric nanoparticles grow at similar rates everywhere
Phys.orgby Claudia Dolle31 Aug 2026
Why atmospheric nanoparticles grow at similar rates everywhere Aerosols have a profound influence on air quality, human health, clouds and climate, but new particle formation in the atmosphere has...
About 500 feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in Nepal
PerthNowby Staff Writers31 Aug 2026
About 500 feared stuck in hydropower tunnels in Nepal Rescuers are racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic...