All posts by Daniel T Cross
How to roll back the global trade in wildlife? Pay poor countries, scientists say
The global trade network is more highly connected under conditions of greater international wealth inequality.
The future of Antarctica, and much of the planet, will hang in the balance in coming decades
"If the world warms up at the current rate we will see the Antarctic system start to get away from us around 2060.”
A silver lining to the pandemic: a notorious Thai tiger zoo closes for good
"This is animal cruelty at its worst," one tourist from London, England, wrote after a visit to the establishment in 2019.
Much-maligned wasps do us a world of good
As pollinators alone, wasps contribute more than $250 billion a year worldwide to the economy.
Drones help clean up trash from the banks of waterways
“By taking a drone up we knew that we could cover more space, more quickly with fewer people," an expert says.
A newly rediscovered coffee plant could save our favorite cuppas from climate change
It will grow and crop under much warmer conditions than Arabica coffee and tastes just as fine.