A group of volunteers will shepherd Lake Michigan fish's journey upstream
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jay Woiderski, President of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon For Tomorrow, about their volunteer Sturgeon Guard program. The post A group of volunteers will shepherd...
View ArticleEclipse watchers hope for clear skies
Published3 hours ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing By Mike Wendling in Chicago and Emma Vardy in TexasBBC News Millions are hoping for clear skies as anticipation grows ahead of...
View ArticlePutting a value on Indonesia’s marine resources: Interview with Annisya...
JAKARTA — Indonesia is rich in marine and fisheries resources, but how abundant are they exactly? That’s the question a group of experts, led by Annisya Rosdiana from the Fisheries Resource Center of...
View ArticleIsland-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs
States jostling for territorial dominance in the South China Sea have inflicted untold damage on the marine environment, according to a new investigation by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative...
View ArticleWatch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petunias
Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark (Image credit: Sasa Woodruff) The post Watch your garden glow with new genetically modified...
View ArticleAlis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in...
“Don’t go to Zabaleta because they’re going to kill you.” “Why are they going to kill me if I haven’t done anything?” “They’re going to kill you, please don’t go to your house.” “How do you know that?”...
View ArticleWatch stunning images and best moments from solar eclipse
Watch stunning images of the total solar eclipse as it carved a path across the North American continent. The total eclipse became visible on the coast of Mexico at 11:07 local time (14:07 EDT; 19:07...
View ArticleTogether in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse
Published1 hour ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Holly Honderichin Washington...
View ArticleRare blind mole spotted in Australian outback
Published56 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu Rangers By Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney An extremely rare blind, hairy mole has...
View ArticleThe eclipse at Niagara Falls: 'Wow! Spectacular'
BBC’s Nada Tawfik describes the moment the clouds parted, allowing thousands gathered at Niagara Falls to experience the full eclipse. The crowd cheered in excitement, though birds seemed confused by...
View Article'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March
Published24 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Matt McGrath & Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate & Science Climate change could move “into...
View ArticleFirst ever climate change victory in Europe court
Published12 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing By Georgina RannardBBC climate reporter A group of elderly Swiss women have won a partial victory in their climate case in the...
View ArticleIllegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and...
Floodplains are extraordinarily productive because they are the interface between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are remarkably diverse because they integrate a mosaic of lakes, marshes, palm...
View ArticleAnalysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but...
Ten years ago, says Mike Chase, the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area was one fluid contiguous elephant habitat. “An elephant could be in Botswana in the morning, midday in Zimbabwe and...
View ArticlePeter Higgs – the man who changed our view of the Universe
Published6 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, PA Media By Georgina RannardBBC News Climate & Science Prof Peter Higgs was best known for that...
View ArticleChemical plants must limit the emissions of 2 toxic pollutants, EPA rules
A new EPA rule will force hundreds of chemical plants to limit emissions of two carcinogenic pollutants, ethylene oxide and chloroprene. The rule will affect factories in Texas and Louisiana. The post...
View ArticleEffective climate activism requires honest conversations about its challenges
There’s “this myth [of] perfection within activism and I think that’s something that sort of barricades lots of people, whether they consider themselves activists or not, from even engaging in the...
View ArticleMaluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion
SERAM ISLAND, Indonesia — Samadin Samalehu paced up and down the beach in Haya village this past January, gathering human remains into a plastic bag. A heavy rain had begun and the onshore breeze...
View ArticleWas an extinct fox once man's best friend?
Published55 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before...
View ArticleFor communities near chemical plants, EPA's new air pollution rule spells relief
The Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants in the U.S. (Image credit: Halle Parker) The post For communities near chemical...
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