Environmental Protection
Setting out to explore – and save – Earth’s last frontier
Much of the planet is covered in oceans but only in recent times have we began exploring the deep sea.
Plastic waste causes shellfish to become easy prey
Leachates from plastics influence the behavior of shellfish and possibly many other marine creatures.
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.