Environmental Protection
What COVID lockdown data tell us about wildlife behavior
Humans retreated when COVID-19 lockdown policies were implemented. How did their wild neighbors respond, especially in urban settings?
Using robots to flush out dengue-carrying mosquitoes from sewers
Creative interventions like this can help reduce incidents of the potentially deadly disease.
Europe has lost more than half a billion birds to pesticides
Chemicals used on farms to control insects and weeds are depriving many birds of their main food source.
ESG movement thriving despite opposition from status quo naysayers
The global ESG movement took a hit this week, as an investor-driven climate change push at some of the world’s leading fossil fuel companies fell well short of the mark. On 31 May, shareholders at Exxon and Chevron decisively struck
How plants know when they are touched
"It is quite surprising how finely sensitive plants cells are," a scientist says.
Losses of volume in lakes worldwide highlight the need for better water management
Globally, freshwater lakes and reservoirs store 87% of the planet's water.