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October 27, 2025

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ENVIRONMENT

Wildlife

At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Europe's bees and butterflies at risk, conservation body says

At least 172 out of 1,928 assessed species of wild bees face extinction in Europe compared to 77 in 2014, the IUCN has said.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91

The scientist and global activist was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife/OUR PLANET

How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat

From limiting their time outdoors to serving frozen food, the staff at Ueno Zoo take a number of measures to help the animals cope with the heat.

Sharon Kwok Pong, founder of the Hong Kong Parrot Rescue, interacts with "Winnie," a rescued yellow-crested cockatoo.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Aug 19, 2025

Hong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos

ByJiaxing Li andYan Zhao

Their future now hangs in the balance, due to habitat loss and, some suspect, a black market for the rare birds.

The highly venomous lionfish with its long spotted fins can measure up to around 26 centimeters.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Aug 15, 2025

With waters at 32 C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear

ByRemi BANET

Encouraged by increasingly warm waters, hundreds of species native to the Red Sea have moved into the eastern Mediterranean, disrupting ecosystems.

An Emerald Toucanet. Nearly half of all bird species are found in biodiversity-rich tropical regions.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Aug 12, 2025

Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study

ByJulien MIVIELLE

Intensifying temperatures caused a 25% to 38% reduction in tropical bird populations between 1950 and 2020, compared to a scenario without global warming.

A fish washes up on Glenelg Beach on July 13 in Adelaide, Australia. A toxic algal bloom has washed up dead and dying sea creatures along the South Australian coastline since mid March and was first detected on the state’s Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Aug 6, 2025

Toxic algae bloom off South Australia devastates marine life and tourism

The algal bloom, first detected in March, spans an area 4,500 square kilometers and has been aggravated by rising ocean temperatures.

A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife/OUR PLANET

Jul 20, 2025

Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate

ByTomoko Otake

The debate over the damage sunscreens cause to the marine environment is heating up as some regions ban certain chemical ingredients.

Two specimens of the Japanese beetle have been detected for the first time in France.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Jul 9, 2025

France worries about Japanese beetles after finding two

The insects threaten plum trees, apple trees, vines, corn, soy, green beans and asparagus, among other cultivated plants.

While a trained beekeeper can quickly look at frames in a hive assess their health, AI can do it even faster.

ENVIRONMENT/Wildlife

Jun 24, 2025

How robotic hives and AI are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse

ByBrian Kahn

Beewise’s units help cut down on losses by providing a near-constant stream of information on colony health in real time and give beekeepers the ability to respond.

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Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks

Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.

Tokyo launches English-language international school database

A screenshot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's international schools portal site

Strong quake shakes Hokkaido as authorities urge vigilance

Kunashiri Island is seen across the Nemuro Strait, just before sunrise from Rausu, Hokkaido. A strong earthquake struck the area at a depth of about 40 kilometers early Saturday.

New tourism minister calls concentration of tourists in certain areas 'very serious'

Tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Florian Wiltschko: ‘Shinto helps me understand and live within Japanese culture’

Florian Wiltschko’s interest in Shintoism began with a trip to Japan in his teens. He now serves as the supplicant priest at the 355-year-old Hisai Hachiman Shrine in Mie Prefecture.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

ByThu-Huong Ha andMike Fu

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