In the open ocean, far from coasts and categories, there is a fish that seems to defy the logic of design. It is round where ...

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For International Leopard Day on May 3, we look back at Mongabay’s reporting on leopards in Africa, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

The Environment and Land court at Isiolo has ruled that a class action lawsuit against British oil giant BP can proceed to a ...

An entomologist documents a rare interaction between ant species, suggesting a possible mutualistic “cleaning” system similar ...

DRC plans to boost copper exports to the U.S. fivefold, but critics warn opaque deals, corruption risks, and environmental ...

Mongabay writer John Cannon explores on why evidence-based reporting remains central to environmental journalism.

Life revolves around water in this quiet fishing village in Brazil’s southern Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland. Here, a ...

Sitting at my desk on an island in the Atlantic, I can speak to some of the best scientists, conservationists and people ...

The Sharks International 2026 conference (SI2026), known to be the world’s largest gathering dedicated to sharks and rays, is ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a forest ...

Police in Indonesia have announced the dismantling of what they say is a major wildlife trafficking network largely targeting ...