Environmental Protection
AI can help us save the planet’s embattled orchids
As much as a third of the estimated 29,000 orchid species could be facing imminent threats to their existence.
Kenyan farmers turn to avocados in the face of a changing climate
Compared to coffee, a popular cash crop, avocado is more tolerant of variations in precipitation.
Songbirds regained their vocal range during a citywide lockdown
Songbirds began singing more joyfully again and changing their tunes in the process as males tried to woo females.
Bushfires release decades of pollutants absorbed by forests
When bushfires strike, pollutants absorbed by plants are re-released into the air with smoke and ash.
Back to sender: a national park in Asia takes on litterbugs
Litterbugs will get their trash sent back and will also face hefty fines and even a spell in prison.
Despite taboos many West African farmers eat wild animals
Mammals, most notably small-sized species, now dominate the wildmeat trade around High Niger National Park.