Environmental Protection
China’s ‘third pole’ glaciers are melting habitats — and heritage
The impacts extend beyond the threat of flooding to the loss of habitats and biodiversity. Far more is at stake.
AI can now recognize wild animals in camera-trap images
The breakthrough could be a significant aid in the study and conservation of wildlife around the planet.
UN: to avoid climate catastrophe, we must act fast on CO2
For all their ambitious climate action plans, governments need to move faster and with greater urgency.
Pesticides have accumulated in European soil
Pesticides can help protect crops, but they can wreak havoc with ecosystems and damage human health.
Plastic trash takes another victim: a beloved beach bull
"This tragedy happened partly because people were leaving behind their trash after going to the beach."
Air pollution especially affects children with intellectual disabilities
Intellectual disabilities are more common among poor children living in areas that have higher levels of air pollution.