How climate change gave rise to a monster mosquito season
Summer may be officially over, but mosquito season is showing no sign of abating. If you’re cursing the influx of winged whiners, save some vitriol for climate change, which definitely…
Year: 2021
Congo’s bongos are in danger, and curbs on trophy hunting could save them
When the first bongo was reported dead by the Sangha River in the Republic of Congo in 1997, it was believed to have drowned. Several more turned up in the following…
What is ‘fire weather,’ and why is it getting worse?
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. California is famous for its beach weather, but it’s also growing increasingly…
Covid: Cancer backlog could take a decade to clear
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image source, Getty Images It could take more than a decade to clear the cancer-treatment backlog in England, a report suggests. Research by…
Stop knocking down buildings, say engineers
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image source, Getty Images Britain’s top engineers are urging the government to stop buildings being demolished. Making bricks and steel creates vast amounts…
For World Gorilla Day 2021, a conservation success story
I saw my first wild gorillas in Rwanda in 2002 and I was immediately drawn in by their power, their beauty, and the awareness that these amazing creatures were, despite…
Earliest definitive evidence of people in Americas
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image source, Bournemouth University Humans reached the Americas at least 7,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to new findings. The topic of…
Bridge the North-South divide for a UN Biodiversity Framework that is more just (commentary)
This month, the leaders of nation states from around the world have been gathered in New York City to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Covid,…
Fires bear down on Brazil park that’s home to jaguars, maned wolves
Fires have destroyed at least 18,000 hectares of vegetation (44,480 acres) in central Brazil’s savanna region and now threaten a national park that’s home to rare species such as jaguars,…
Jane Goodall launches effort in support of planting 1 trillion trees by 2030
Primatologist and conservation icon Jane Goodall has formally joined a global effort to counter climate change and the extinction crisis by planting a trillion trees within a decade. On Tuesday,…