Environmental Protection
Dying northern white rhinos may yet make it
The fate of critically endangered northern white rhinos lies in the laboratory.
Our effects on the oceans have yet to make themselves truly felt
The oceans absorb excess heat and carbon from the atmosphere, but they do so at a cost to themselves.
The closer sharks live to us, the worse off they are
Proximity to people rarely benefits most species, least of all marine predators like sharks.
This year’s hajj was hot. For future Muslims, it may be hotter
When Muslims make the hajj pilgrimage, it’s a pillar of their faith and for many a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Yet for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that means caring for millions of guests and the job isn’t going to get any
To stop cows producing methane, we can feed them seaweed
The seaweed is abundant off the coast of Queensland and generally much to the cows' liking.
Environmental crimes pose threats to us all
"Transnational environmental crime, or TEC, has become the largest financial driver of social conflicts in the world."