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Fungi sustain 90% of plant life on Earth, yet only two species are protected in the U.S. Now scientists are winning major awards and launching campaigns to give these invisible ecosystem heroes the recognition they deserve.
While global wildlife has crashed 73% since the 1970s, animals and plants inside UNESCO's protected territories are thriving. A new landmark report reveals these 2,260 sites are home to 60% of all mapped species on Earth.
Volunteers gathered at a protected wetland in Metro Manila to clean coastal areas ahead of Earth Day. The community effort at Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park shows local commitment to protecting vital ecosystems.
The BBC's groundbreaking nature documentary series Planet Earth turns 20 this year, marking two decades of bringing never-before-seen wildlife moments into our homes. The network just released an hour-long compilation celebrating iconic scenes that changed how we see our world.
Researchers want to build a quarantine facility on the moon to test samples from Mars and beyond before bringing them to Earth. The lunar lab would act as humanity's first line of defense against potentially harmful extraterrestrial organisms.
Scientists discovered two massive zones of superheated rock deep inside Earth that help control our planet's protective magnetic shield. This breakthrough explains mysteries about how Earth stays geologically active and magnetically protected.
After years of negotiation, a groundbreaking UN treaty protecting life in the open ocean officially became law this January. The agreement covers more than 40% of our planet's surface and marks the first time the world has united to safeguard the high seas.
Four years after NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, new research confirms humanity just changed a space rock's path around the Sun for the first time ever. The successful experiment means we now have a proven way to protect our planet from future asteroid threats.
Researchers have designed a satellite system that could protect Earth from catastrophic solar superstorms by creating a giant plasma wall in space. The six-satellite constellation, called StormWall, could cut a superstorm's intensity by more than half and is "quite feasible" according to experts.
A groundbreaking space mission just launched to study the invisible force field that makes life on Earth possible. The SMILE spacecraft will help scientists understand how our planet stays protected from solar storms.
Every year, Venus and Jupiter appear to nearly touch in our night sky—and scientists say this cosmic dance is actually a sign that Earth's orbit is perfectly arranged for life. Our solar system's rare "flat pizza" shape keeps planets stable and our climate livable.
A groundbreaking satellite just launched to capture the first X-ray images of Earth's protective magnetic bubble. The mission represents a rare moment of scientific cooperation between Europe and China.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft just detected a protective magnetic phenomenon on Mars that scientists thought only existed on Earth. The discovery could help protect future astronauts exploring the Red Planet.
France just created a massive new nature reserve protecting 370,000 acres of pristine Amazon rainforest and granite peaks in French Guiana. The move brings northeastern South America closer to becoming one of the most protected regions on Earth.
French Polynesia just protected 540,000 square miles of ocean, reaching the global 30% conservation goal while keeping local fishing traditions alive. The island nation combined large-scale protection with community-led stewardship to create a model for the world.
Indigenous communities across Finland, Canada, and the U.S. are joining forces to save peatlands that hold twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined. What started as one family's mission to honor their ancestral land has grown into a groundbreaking restoration movement spanning three countries.
NASA is deploying six new aircraft-based science missions across the U.S. to study wildfires, air quality, melting glaciers, and landslides. These flying laboratories will help forecasters and city planners protect communities from natural disasters and pollution.
French Polynesia just expanded its ocean protections to cover an area larger than Alaska, banning seabed mining and industrial fishing across 30% of its waters. The move protects critical breeding grounds for endangered species and showcases what island nations can accomplish.
A groundbreaking space mission just launched to unlock the mysteries of how Earth protects itself from solar storms. Scientists will now get an unprecedented view of our planet's invisible magnetic defense system.
Rocky planets up to six times Earth's size could generate powerful magnetic fields from layers of molten rock, not just their cores. This discovery suggests far more alien worlds might protect potential life from deadly cosmic radiation than scientists previously thought.
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