Environmental Protection
Climate change will deprive oceans of precious oxygen
The emergence of deoxygenation is projected to be widespread in large swathes of the oceans before 2080.
The Mekong keeps on yielding species new to science
The region’s biodiversity richness is a result of its complex geological and climatic history, and its diverse landscapes.
A Sixth Extinction is ‘well underway’ but it can still be mitigated
In just the past 500 years no fewer than between 150,000 and 260,000 species may have gone extinct, scientists say.
The Maldives is taking steps to eliminate plastic waste
A scientific tool will help the government and other stakeholders in the country to reduce plastic waste by 85% by 2030.
Black-eyed peas can help farmers abandon harmful fertilizers
To make agriculture more sustainable, a focus needs to be on the plant's ability to get services from microbes in the soil.
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble adapting to climate change
More than half of all plants rely on wildlife to disperse their seeds. Yet trouble is on the horizon for many of them.