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On May 25, 1946, the United States detonated the first underwater nuclear bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands to see what kind of damage it would cause. This particular bomb, known by the codename “Baker,” sank eight warships that had been deliberately positioned around the atoll, and produced a giant mushroom cloud that […]

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

Coral reefs are a unique and biodiverse natural ecosystem and economic keystones for many communities and nations. They only cover about 0.2% of the ocean floor but support 25% of marine life. Roughly a billion people worldwide depend on them for food and income. Coral reefs are also the bedrock of many important drug research […]

Unlicensed mining threatens lives and the environment | Americas view

When ecologist Gregory Asner found himself in an audience with Pope Francis earlier this year, he discovered a kindred spirit. They talked ab...

Given the U.S. has been living with the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 18 months, why are there still kinks in the supply chain? Supply chain expert Zachary Rogers from Colorado State University will explain where we go from here, opportunities in innovation and connection, and how this may affect our lives at a free lecture Nov. 2.

Hawai’i County Announces TEDx Countdown Partnership

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: On H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC4), Kelly McEvers replaced scientific jargon with phrases too twee for a five-year-old Disney princess.

Arizona State University Greg Asner and Robin Martin of ASUs Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science map coral reefs to better understand their biodiversity. You might not think of Arizona State University and immediately think of coral reefs or places like Hawaii. But Greg Asner connects it all. Asner is the director of ASU’s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, which is located in Hawaii. It works to stop climate change from continuing to destroy the world’s ...

Science refutes United Cacao’s claim it didn’t deforest Peruvian Amazon Years of satellite imagery and analysis reveals that United Cacao, a company once publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, deforested nearly 2,000 hectares (about 5,000 acres) of primary forest in the Peruvian Amazon. The evidence refutes the company’s narrative that farmers had degraded the land before it arrived. The deforestation, as well as other legal violations, have led to sanctions against a successor to ...