How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share

About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw Nik Sekhran’s eye. “I enjoy watching the African oystercatchers, ” says Sekhran, chief conservation officer at World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Deep-sea shark recorded on video for first time using low-cost camera

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent survey in Timor-Leste used low-cost deep-sea cameras to observe the painted swellshark in the wild for the first time.

In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home

UGGUBSENI and ISBERYALA, Guna Yala, Panama — “Our ancestors fought for this land, ” says Jair Goporas, 21. He leans forwards into the dim glow of a bare bulb, his eyes shining from a face streaked with red and black paint. “Our ancestors told us: Don’t forget what happened here.

Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably

The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal wetland areas in tropical South America, form a rounded crown on its head from which its oval-shaped fruits hang heavily in bunches from December to June.

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Are Striking at Wellesley College

For the past two weeks, non-tenure-track faculty at Wellesley College in Massachusetts have been on strike to fight for a first contract. Jacobin spoke to two members of the organizing committee who say the college is refusing to bargain in good faith.

Yesterday Trump Learned That Capital Is in Charge

After stock markets plummeted in response to Donald Trump’s announcement of widespread tariffs, he suddenly announced a 90-day pause on the new policy. Capital will resist any measure that threatens profits — and that’s just what happened yesterday.

Trump’s Presidency Has Moved Detroit’s Politics to the Right

The national political situation is impacting local politics in Detroit, shifting the upcoming Mayoral elections to the right. We need class independent politics to fight this right-wing drift in Detroit and across the nation.

UAW President Shawn Fain on Why He Supports Tariffs

In an interview, United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain argues that the era of “free-trade” deals like NAFTA has been a disaster for the US working class and that smart tariffs can help bring back good auto jobs.