Environmental Protection
Protected areas in the US are under severe threat
A series of decisions in 2017 to reduce the size of protected areas are adding up to a massive impact.
Climate change will make Siberia more habitable
A future climate is likely to become more favourable for people to support settlements in much of the region.
Plastic pollution in the seas is worse than we’ve thought
More microplastics accumulate at depths from 200m to 600m than on the surface, which spells more trouble.
Saving water in Pakistan and India by feeding thirsty crops with drops
Thanks to drip irrigation, parts of the Cholistan Desert are now bearing fruit for local farmers.
Even small-scale fisheries can destroy marine ecosystems
The global impacts of small-scale fisheries include millions of tons of catch every year, often in places of high biodiversity.
Each one of us ingests tens of thousands of microplastics
Each one of us unwittingly consumes as many as 52,000 tiny plastic particles a year, Canadian researchers say.