Environmental Protection
Snow and ice are melting ever faster in the Himalayas
Since 2000, Himalayan glaciers have been losing nearly half a meter of ice a year vertically on average.
If coral reefs go, so will much of marine biodiversity
Bleaching can easily upset the delicate balance of these finely tuned systems.
WWF: unknowingly we each eat a plastic credit card a week
Credit cards are hardly considered nutritious treats, yet we all gobble them down each week, in a way.
A baby dugong gains a new lease on life in Thailand
Survival training is helping an orphaned sea cow learn to live on its own in the sea.
Our consumer habits are driving primates extinct
The drastic decline in primate populations is driven by global demand for agricultural products in the tropics.
A study finds we need to spend time regularly in nature
We need to stay in touch with the natural world, if only sporadically, for our mental and emotional wellbeing.