Archive for May 2019
Poverty, corruption drive African elephant poaching
Elephant poaching rates have dropped in Africa, researchers say, but even at current rates the elephants risk being erased from the continent if more is not done to address the drivers of ivory demand: price, poverty and corruption. More enforcement
Study: climate advocates should practice what they preach
If climate advocates have a low carbon footprint, people are more likely to support their policies.
Only small animals might stand a chance in a manmade world
The "winners" of an ongoing evolutionary race will include dwarf gerbils and songbirds.
Plastic pollution harms vital oxygen-producing bacteria
Exposed to plastic waste, the bacteria are "strongly" impaired in their capacity to grow and photosynthesize.
Scientists have copied plants and turned CO2 into fuel
Their method could help us suck excess CO2 out of the atmosphere and put it to good use.
China’s ban on waste imports is forcing a rethink
Now that China slashed its recyclables imports, western nations are starting to embrace a new reality.