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Shanna Hanbury

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

    Renewable energy companies fuel Brazilian data center boom, investigation finds (opens the original)

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    Renewable energy companies are driving most of Brazil’s plans for new data centers, according to a recent joint analysis by The Intercept Brasil and Mongabay. As of December 2025 there were 68 requests to connect data centers to Brazil’s national power grid with 65% registered by renewable energy companies, including wind and solar power plants, the investigation found. Brazil produces more renewable energy than it can distribute across its territory, and the national power grid cannot always ab

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

    How new is the first ‘new-to-science’ cat discovered in more than 100 years? (opens the original)

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    Scientists have described a species of tiger cat that was previously unknown to science. From Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests, it is the first discovery of a living novel cat species in more than 100 years. The tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo) takes its species name from the name locals already had for it. Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National […]

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

    Ebola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day (opens the original)

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    Gorillas are among humans’ closest relatives, with a common ancestor dating back around 8 to 10 million years. Both species of gorilla alive today are on the edge of extinction: The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, while the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is critically endangered. In its latest assessment of the eastern gorilla, the IUCN found a mixed picture of gorilla conservation. Some of the gorilla populations remained stable, while others

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

    Cigarette butts make up 12% of aquatic litter, global review finds (opens the original)

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    Cigarette butts account for roughly 12% of the litter found in rivers, lakes and beaches surveyed for a recent global review. Researchers pooled data from 130 studies conducted in 55 countries between 2013 and 2024. Across all ecosystems, including both aquatic and terrestrial, researchers found on average a density of 1 cigarette butt every 4 square meters, or roughly 1 butt every 43 square feet. The proportion was even higher in aquatic ecosystems. Researchers found that roughly one out of eve

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

    Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance (opens the original)

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    The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part of an effort to mitigate environmental damage from the controversial plan to fully pave the BR-319 highway. The road will pass through one of the most intact parts of the rainforest, which conservationists warn will lead to increased deforestation. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed on Sept. 8 the decrees that would protect more than 668,000 hectares (1.65 million acres) of Amazon rainfor

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