Scientists deploy a 24-armed secret weapon to save California’s kelp forests 13 October 2026 at 08:00

Scientists deploy a 24-armed secret weapon to save California’s kelp forests

13 October 2026 at 08:00

Team works to restore the sunflower sea star as 95% of these key underwater ecosystems have been decimated along the Pacific coast in past decade

Off the coast of Monterey, California, a team of researchers is gearing up for its first dive of the day into the cold and choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean.

On the back deck of the boat, Ashley Kidd, a co-founder of the non-profit Sunflower Star Laboratory, gave the divers their final command: “Dive No 1 … stars in the water.”

How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage. 12 October 2026 at 05:00

How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.

NYT: Science

By: Alexa Robles-Gil

12 October 2026 at 05:00

Cephalopods are masters of camouflage. Scientists want to decipher how the process works in the brain.

Tourism expansion v turtle nests: the dispute dividing communities in one Tobago resort 10 October 2026 at 07:00

Tourism expansion v turtle nests: the dispute dividing communities in one Tobago resort

The Guardian

By: Jewel Fraser in Rocky Point · Tobago

10 October 2026 at 07:00

Plans for a 200-room project on an unspoiled beach have pitted developers against the conservationists fighting for smaller-scale schemes to protect the island’s habitat

Visitors to Rocky Point in south-west Tobago are drawn to its sandy beach, fringed by coral reefs and dark rock formations and carpeted with the fruit-bearing trees found on Caribbean coastlines – almonds, sea grapes, coconuts, and the poisonous manchineel. The beach is part of Back Bay, a 500-metre swathe of land, and trekking through its undulating terrain, thickly covered in bush and shrubs, feels akin to walking through a rainforest.

But this still relatively unspoiled location is at the centre of a struggle between two opposing interests – those who see large-scale development as the most profitable path and those who believe smaller, incremental developments owned by the community would be best.

Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say 7 October 2026 at 19:01

Comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed, scientists say

The Guardian

By: Matthew Pearce

7 October 2026 at 19:01

A landmark report reveals that the world must change the way it produces food to avoid a biodiversity collapse

Conservation comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and green sea turtles prove that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But a report warns food production must be the next “positive tipping point” if the world is to avert biodiversity collapse.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) analysed nearly 36,000 animal populations and more than 5,000 species, producing the largest ever database of vertebrate wildlife. Scientists found populations had declined by an average of 73% since 1970, showing that “nature continues to be degraded at an alarming scale”, with “no sign of losses slowing”.