Environmental Protection
Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals can benefit us
If we continue to value nature and other species based only on what they can provide for us, we won’t be able to radically transform our relationship with them.
Rivers worldwide are contaminated by pharmaceuticals
Almost half of the world’s rivers are contaminated with potentially dangerous chemicals from drugs.
Palm oil substitutes can offer beleaguered rainforests a fighting chance
“If the current destruction of the rainforest continues, then I have absolutely no hope that any orangutans will remain in the wild,” a scientist warns.
Satellites help us with solutions to the urban heat island effect
With rising global temperatures increasing the likelihood of dangerous heat waves, cities need to know which neighborhoods are at high risk.
Linguistic diversity is key to saving the planet
For a linguist, one truth is inescapable: we cannot solve challenges that affect all of humanity if we talk about them in only one language.
Elephant-human conflicts take a deadly toll in India
India’s wild elephants need plenty of roaming space, but space is what they are increasingly lacking.