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Undiscovered Amazon medicines could be worth $215 billion, analysis finds

Undiscovered Amazon medicines could be worth $215 billion, an analysis finds, raising the cost of deforestation.

Singapore's plan to merge islands could bury 60% of its remaining coral reefs

Singapore's plan to reclaim 590 hectares and merge islands could bury up to 60% of its remaining coral reefs.

Antarctic sea ice hits third-lowest winter peak as low coverage persists

Antarctic sea ice hit its third-lowest winter peak in a 48-year satellite record, as scientists weigh a structural shift.

Coral reefs are running out of time to recover between heat waves, landmark report finds

The most comprehensive coral assessment yet finds hard coral cover down 9.5% and bleaching striking every four to six years.

Amazon.ia fuses satellites, DNA and AI to monitor biodiversity across the entire Amazon

Planet co-founded Amazon.ia, a biome-wide network fusing satellites, DNA and AI to monitor Amazon biodiversity in near real time.

US defense contractors traced to tin from illegal Amazon mining

Tin illegally mined on Yanomami land reached the US defense supply chain, with 'ghost mines' hiding its origin.

A logging concession is unwinding Borneo's Indigenous-led peace park

Timber concession unwinds Borneo's Baram Peace Park as satellite imagery shows logging roads in primary forest.