Environmental Protection
A newly rediscovered coffee plant could save our favorite cuppas from climate change
It will grow and crop under much warmer conditions than Arabica coffee and tastes just as fine.
Size alone ‘did not cause ancient megafauna to go extinct’
"We found no clear relationship between a species' inherent vulnerability to extinction and the timing of its extinction."
Airborne microplastics are travelling far and wide around the planet
"What humans have been doing for decades now is what I call a ‘plastification’ of the landscape and oceans."
The built-in resilience of corals could help them survive climate change
The biomineral that forms the skeleton of corals contains a highly organized organic mix of proteins, which resembles bone.
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. Mass extinction could follow
As species flee to cooler waters, it’s likely to have profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.
One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller.