Since the Colombian navy discovered the final resting place of the Spanish galleon San José in 2015, its location has remained a state secret, the…
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People displaced by climate crisis to testify in first-of-its-kind hearing in US
Communities under imminent threat from rising sea level, floods and other extreme weather will testify in Washington on Thursday, as the region’s foremost human rights…
View More People displaced by climate crisis to testify in first-of-its-kind hearing in USPlant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’
Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are actually the remains of baby marine turtles, researchers have revealed. The fossils, found in rocks…
View More Plant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030
Amazon leaders have called on rich countries to help them develop a Marshall-style plan to protect the world’s largest rainforest – but stopped short of…
View More Amazon leaders fail to commit to end deforestation by 2030Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found. Successive recent governments have…
View More Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report