Smallholder agriculture cuts into key Sumatran tiger habitat
Indonesia’s Kerinci Seblat National Park is the largest national park on the island of Sumatra and the second-largest park in Southeast Asia. It is home to a wide variety of…
Month: January 2021
Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting
From BBC Sharenoclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightAlexAntonelliRGBKew Scientists have proposed 10 golden rules for tree-planting, which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade.…
Report points to a new culprit behind the Great Lakes’ big, green, poop problem
The Great Lakes are threatened by toxic, greenhouse-gas-emitting algae that thrive on phosphorus pollution. The muck suffocates fish and contaminates drinking water, posing a threat to the 1.3 million jobs…
Transforming conservation in times of crisis and opportunity (Commentary)
“Disasters and emergencies do not just throw light on the world as it is. They also rip open the fabric of normality. Through the hole that opens up, we glimpse…
Death by 1,000 cuts: Are major insect losses imperiling life on Earth?
Chances are, the works of the world’s insects touch your lips every day. The coffee or tea you savor, both are insect pollinated. Apples, oranges, cabbages, cashews, cherries, carrots, broccoli,…
Amazon is on the brink of turning into a carbon source, study warns
Tropical forests are guardians against runaway climate change, but their ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is wearing down. The Amazon, which accounts for more than half of…
Satellites beat balloons in race for flying internet
From BBC Google’s Loon bows out – but thousands of satellites are taking to the skies to beam down the internet. Read the full article
Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the 'size of a Border Collie'
From BBC Sharenoclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightJulius Csotonyi Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, a team of…
38 countries have declared a ‘climate emergency.’ Should the US be next?
In April of 2019, thousands of protesters descended upon London. They blocked bridges, dragged a pink boat into one of the city’s central squares, and, at one point, some stripped…
This one number could change how the US handles climate change
President Joe Biden’s first environment-related executive order, signed on Inauguration Day, contained an abundance of actions intended to bring science back into government decision-making. As expected, his instructions for federal…