UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement
Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world’s most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming...
View ArticleBangladesh to formalize fire mitigation plans for Sundarbans as burning risk...
The Bangladesh government is drafting guidelines to tackle the rising incidence of fires in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, as intensifying human activity raises the risk of...
View ArticleAirbus UK to build satellite to monitor Sun storms
36 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Airbus UK British engineers will lead the development of a new satellite to monitor the Sun for the energetic outbursts it sends towards...
View ArticleMangroves protect communities from storms. Half are at risk of collapse,...
Mangroves are unique coastal ecosystems protecting humans and wildlife. Rising sea levels and storms pose an increasing threat to their survival. (Image credit: SIA KAMBOU)The post Mangroves protect...
View ArticleTracing Africa’s ‘fading biological fingerprints’ in Angola’s threatened forests
MOUNT MOCO, Angola — “Another one incoming,” shouts ornithologist Michael Mills to his colleague crouching a few meters away on the flanks of Mount Moco, Angola’s highest mountain. “Oh heck, it’s gone...
View ArticleAll conservation is local: Interview with Angolan conservationist Kerllen Costa
MOUNT MOCO, Angola — Kerllen Costa was raised in Angola with a love of nature and the outdoors. He started his career by volunteering on an Angolan sea turtle conservation project, and later obtained a...
View ArticleUK disaster response needs ‘urgent’£100m upgrade
1 hour ago Malcolm Prior,BBC News rural affairs producer Getty Images Vital equipment used by firefighters to tackle environmental disasters and terror attacks needs to be “urgently” replaced at an...
View ArticleSpace telescope reveals new images of the Universe
A space mission involving Durham University scientists, designed to help understand the dark Universe, has released five new and spectacular images. The university is a key partner of the European...
View ArticleNo mercy for overfished yellowfin tuna at Indian Ocean fisheries meeting
Although yellowfin tuna comprises almost one-third of the global tuna catch, in the Indian Ocean it’s been declared overfished for the past nine years and scientists have described the stock as being...
View ArticleGreen credentials of electric vehicles come under fire
Global new electric car sales rose 35% in 2023, to nearly 14 million vehicles, with almost all purchased in China, the U.S. and Europe. This was a 35% increase over 2022, and six times higher than in...
View ArticleAtlantic to get ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season
2 hours ago Mark Poynting,Climate reporter NOAA/Getty Images The North Atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes of category three strength or over this year, which would be more than...
View ArticleThe 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be ‘extraordinary,’ forecasters warn
Forecasters are predicting the largest number of storms ever for the Atlantic hurricane season, putting tens of millions of Americans at risk. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The post The 2024...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern reaches a multi-million-dollar settlement over Ohio train...
Among other fees, they will pay $235 million for the Environmental Protection Agency’s past and future clean-up for contaminated air, water, and soil in and around where the train derailed in 2023....
View ArticleCollective effort monitors Amazon wildlife in heavily logged Brazil state
The Brazilian state of Rondônia state ranks seventh in the country for deforestation and fourth for greenhouse gas emissions. Among the country’s nine Amazonian states, it’s third for deforestation,...
View Article18 years on, how are sharks faring in French Polynesia’s shark sanctuary?
TAHITI — From their perch on the side of a small boat, three divers tip backward into the sea. Once underwater, shoals of fish, including small red-and-grayish humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus),...
View ArticleGovernment wins court case over River Wye pollution
The government has won a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners over pollution in the River Wye. Campaign group River Action argued that the Environment Agency had not been tough enough...
View ArticleInnovative Nepali PSA seeks emotional connection to save red pandas
KATHMANDU — During the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal, red panda conservation campaigner and researcher Sonam Tashi Lama came across a public service announcement on African rhinos, featuring action...
View ArticleIn Brazil’s Cerrado, aquifers are losing more water than they can replace
Aquifers are vital for balanced ecosystems and human existence. While only 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater, almost 99% of that unfrozen volume is located in these geological formations. Despite...
View ArticleIn Amazon’s tri-border Javari region, teens fall prey to drug gangs’ lure
JAVARI VALLEY, Brazil/Colombia/Peru — When teenager Isaías was offered work in the coca fields along the Javari River, he saw an opportunity to change his life. To endure the rigors of the rainforest...
View ArticleOtter-preneurs: Female sea otters lead the way in tool use for survival
In California’s Monterey Bay, where the vast Pacific Ocean meets lush kelp forests, sea otters, especially the females, are becoming more resourceful. These charismatic marine mammals, known for their...
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