Environmental Protection
Without tourism, Venice is in the clear
The current reprieve from tourism offers a chance to rethink how the city deals with tourism in the future.
Does the coronavirus pandemic have a silver lining?
It seems that there is a winner in this dire situation: the climate.
The COVID-19 outbreak is adding to plastic pollution
"We are now seeing the effect of the outbreak on the environment,” an environmentalist says.
We now know where most plastic trash goes in the oceans
Of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface.
The planet’s largest ecosystems could ‘unravel fast’
Larger ecosystem may be prone to sudden collapses once they have been pushed past a tipping point.
Termites can help parched plants withstand climate change
Termites can be important for ecosystems in semi-arid lands like grasslands and savannahs.