Fruit-Tree Guilds: How to Build a Productive Plant Community Without Crowding Your Tree
Companion planting can support a fruit tree, but spacing and plant choice matter more than a one-size-fits-all guild.
Why Saguaros and Sacred Sites Are Central to the Border-Wall Debate
A viral border-wall speech reflects a real conflict over Indigenous sacred sites, saguaros and desert habitat.
Haiti, Zambia and Peru: What a Viral Seed-Sovereignty Story Leaves Out
Haiti, Zambia and Peru made real seed-policy choices, but a viral video flattens their context.
EU Pesticide Omnibus Proposal: What the Viral Warning Gets Right—and Overstates
A proposed EU omnibus package has raised pesticide-regulation concerns. Here is why the legal detail matters.
Mason County Chestnut Trees: Data-Center Developer Will Fund Relocation
A plan to relocate chestnut and chinquapin trees at a former Mason County nursery changes the immediate risk—but makes oversight crucial.
Rahul Somvanshi
How Scion Exchanges Help Keep Rare Fruit Varieties Growing
Scion exchanges let home growers graft and preserve uncommon fruit varieties—if they follow patent and plant-health rules.
Afro-Asian Sand Snake Recorded in Kutch After 150-Year Gap
A forest department officer on routine patrol in Kutch has documented the Afro-Asian sand snake (Psammophis schokari) for the first time in the district since 1872. The slender, fast-moving reptile had not
Govind Tekale
Large Female Pythons Drive Everglades Collapse; Biologists Shift to Targeted Removal Strategy
Florida wildlife officials and federal researchers say that removing large female Burmese pythons from the Everglades has more conservation impact than capturing any number of smaller males. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge
‘Once-in-a-Decade’ Camera Trap Catches Jaguar Crossing Guatemala-Honduras Corridor — The Forest Strip It Used Is at Risk
A camera trap operating in eastern Guatemala captured something researchers described as a once-in-a-decade event. A single adult male jaguar moved through a stretch of forest linking protected areas in Guatemala to
Scientists named the first new cat species in over a century—it was hiding in museum specimens from Bolivia’s Andes
For the first time in more than 100 years, scientists have formally described a living cat species—and its discovery did not come from a dramatic encounter in the wild. It came from
Student Hu Jiahao Discovers New Snake Species: 40 Nights Fieldwork Yields Achalinus Mirabilis
A 17-year-old student contributed to the formal scientific description of a previously unknown snake species, demonstrating that rigorous field collection and formal scientific analysis define modern species recognition. Hu Jiahao spent more
First Orange Nurse Shark with Xanthism Found in Costa Rica
Imagine seeing a roughly two-metre nurse shark underwater — except instead of the familiar brown-grey colouring, the animal is vivid orange with pale eyes. In August 2024, a fisherman in Costa Rica
Giant Cuttlefish Count Crashes 97% in South Australia
South Australia’s PIRSA counted 1,811 giant cuttlefish this year against 63,000 in 2025, a 97% drop linked to the record harmful algal bloom.
CAMPA Approves Dolphin Recovery Plan as 6,327 Ganges Dolphins Face Silence in Brahmaputra’s Noisiest River Stretch
India’s government has approved a recovery plan for Gangetic river dolphins in the Brahmaputra. The Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) gave the green light on July 10, 2026, during its