Environmental Protection
Time is running out for most endangered species on Earth
Sixty-six million years ago Planet Earth experienced one of the largest mass extinctions in its entire history. Within what counts as a blink of an eye in geological time the dinosaurs, which had ruled the planet for hundreds of millions
The Amazon’s forests are reaching a ‘point of no return’
The forests of the Amazon are among the most biodiverse places on Earth. Sadly, however, they are among the planet’s fastest-shrinking environments as well. Trees in large parts of the Amazon are being burned at alarming rates to make way
Bees are ‘livestock, not wildlife’
Bees produce honey but they do far more than that for us. The flying insects perform invaluable functions in ecosystems by pollinating flowers, thereby helping plants to reproduce. These plants include vital crops that serve as our food from wheat
Plastic-eating insects could help save the planet
A solution to the scourge of plastic waste around the planet may come from an unlikely source: worms. Wax worms, to be precise. Federica Bertocchini, a European scientist who is an amateur beekeeper, recently discovered that Galleria mellonella grubs, which are small parasitic creatures
Saving the planet’s big cats while there’s still time
Big cats are among the planet’s most beloved and most majestic creatures. Sadly, they’re also among its most endangered. Across the planet from South America to Southeast Asia several species of big cat are facing the threat of extinction in
Our wasteful ways have reached the world’s highest mountain
If you live in a city, you know the feeling: all that congestion, pollution and waste are downers, but somewhere out there over the blue horizon a pristine environment free of pollution and our waste still beckons. But does it?