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Deep beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery could help explain how supervolcanoes like Yellowstone and Toba rebuild their magma supplies.

Two Indigenous women who do not speak Portuguese were denied assistance from their interpreter while voting in Brazil's Oct. 4 election. The translator who accompanied them to the polls, community leader Mitore Tiriyó Kaxuyana, is a relative of the women and spoke to Mongabay about what happened. Racela Tiriyó, 23, and Mirami Tiriyó, 33, are from the Tumucumaque Park Indigenous Territory in the northeastern Brazilian Amazon. They were both voting for the first time in Macapá, the capital of Amapá state. "They wanted to vote, since they had gotten their voting card, and they asked me . . .

CapMetro's Austin transit fleets electrified two public bus lines and opened two new park-and-ride facilities featuring overhead pantograph-style wired charging equipment to help Austinites breathe a little bit easier. more . . .

Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the country's most famous glaciers experienced their worst melting on record, while several smaller glaciers vanished completely. Nearly 20% of Switzerland's glacier ice has disappeared in just five years, driven by unusually snowless winters and extreme summer heat.

Twenty years after a helicopter crash killed some of Nepal's most prominent environmental figures, the nation is celebrating ecological gains while grappling with a void in visionary leadership, reports Mongabay's Abhaya Raj Joshi. On Sept. 23, 2006, a Russian-built Mi-8 helicopter crashed near the high-altitude mountain village of Ghunsa, killing all 20 passengers and four crew members. The victims included Gopal Rai, the minister of forests and soil conservation; other senior government officials; a Finnish diplomat; a USAID official; and key WWF staff. They had traveled to Ghunsa to . . .

A newly discovered Australian ballista spider has evolved one of the most specialized hunting strategies ever seen. Instead of chasing prey, it builds a spring-loaded silk snare that appears to target a single species: The aggressive green tree ant. Scientists think the spider may even lure the ants into attacking the trap, causing them to trigger the catapult on themselves. It's the first known spider whose web is designed for one prey species - and the first where the prey activates the trap.This article was originally published on Mongabay

More than a year after a devastating wildfire destroyed the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents were found to have high levels of arsenic and other toxic metals in their bodies. Read more on E360 →

Glaciers ending in lakes, oceans or ice shelves make up 3.2% of the world's glaciers, but lost 134 billion metric tons (148 billion tons) of ice each year between 2000 and 2019, accounting for more than half of all glacier ice loss, a new study shows.

A new report documents widespread contamination of waterways across the country by "forever chemicals," which have been linked to cancer and other health problems. By Amy Green A new report suggests dozens of "forever chemicals" linked with cancer and other human health problems are prevalent in Florida waterways, reflecting widespread contamination of the toxic chemicals in streams, rivers and lakes across the country.

Climate change is contributing to declines in the state's fisheries and opposition to oil and gas development, two top issues in the election. By Nicholas Kusnetz If you listen to the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, some of the biggest issues in the race revolve around the state's fisheries, its oil and gas development and soaring prices for fuel and other staples.

But with bipartisan opposition growing, it's still unclear how the issue will affect the midterm results. By Emilie Lounsberry ALLENTOWN, Pa.-In all her 38 years living in South Whitehall Township in the Lehigh Valley, Laurie Gilley had never attended a municipal meeting, much less gotten involved in the politics of her community. But then she learned that a data center was being planned for 400 acres of land across from her home and the local high school.

Most shops and schools were shut across Taiwan on Friday as Typhoon Champi neared the island, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes ahead of the powerful storm.

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

Earlier this year, one of Leandrea Taylor Reeves's best friends fell ill with a cold. "Maybe you need to go gather some Labrador," said Reeves' grandmother, observing the friend. For as long as Reeves could remember, her community, part of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation in Yukon, Canada, gathered and steeped the leaves and flowers from the evergreen shrub in hot water to make a medicinal tea that treats coughs and colds. Reeves, 22, told Mongabay she had plenty of experience harvesting Labrador (Rhododendron groenlandicum) and knew what to look for and where. But as she searched . . .

Snow leopards range across Asia's rugged mountains, where they face mounting threats from climate change, declining wild prey, and retaliatory killings from local herders. Today, on Oct. 23, International Snow Leopard Day, we look back at recent Mongabay reporting highlighting how innovative science, climate-ready habitat, and community-centered conservation are helping these big cats share mountain landscapes with human neighbors. Sharing the Himalayan heights A 2025 government survey found roughly 397 snow leopards living in Nepal. A separate study published earlier this year revealed . . .

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