Environmental Protection
Unique bird species are at the greatest risk of extinction
The birds with the most unique characteristics, including wing length and beak shape, are also the most endangered.
What if the dinos had not gone extinct?
Imagine the asteroid had missed, and dinosaurs survived. Picture highly evolved raptors planting their flag on the moon.
Healthier plant-based diets are better for the environment
Different plant-based diets can have different health and environmental impacts.
Climate change is threatening insects worldwide but we can still save them
Because insects are so dependent on external conditions they may respond to climate change more acutely.
Greenland’s ice sheets are being melted by both rising air and ocean temperatures
Photo: Pixabay/JChristophe_Andre Scientists have been warning that as a result of warming atmospheric temperatures the ice sheets in Greenland are melting fast and that they might soon even reach a point of no return. Now new research suggests that the
What happens to rainbows as the planet’s climate changes?
Rain, cloud cover and other factors make rainbows possible. Climate impacts may mean more of them in some places, fewer in others.