Archive for 2019
A giant bee, considered extinct, has just been rediscovered
The insect has a wingspan of over six centimeters and is the size of a man's thumb.
Crops are getting more diverse globally. But not on our plates
Farms are growing more similar, killing off the evolutionary diversity and uniqueness of local agriculture.
Climate change has driven a rodent extinct Down Under
A small mousey creature is no more in the wild on Bramble Cay, an isolated coral cay at the Great Barrier Reef.
Report finds plastic’s entire lifecycle harmful to humans
“Plastic is a global health crisis hiding in plain sight,” warn the experts.
Decades later, DDT is still a ‘silent’ killer
More than a half century after the seminal work "Silent Spring," DDT continues to take a toll.
Norway starts paying Indonesia to save tropical forests
“It is a big deal because it reflects the fact that Indonesia has turned (a corner)."