Environmental Protection
Tropical forests are becoming less effective as carbon sinks
Tropical forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2 from manmade greenhouse gas emissions faster than expected.
Platypuses are losing out to people and a changing climate
The unique creatures may go the way of the dodo unless conservation efforts are stepped up.
Yes, these Zambians ‘hunt’ elephants – with chili peppers
Elephants don't like the chili peppers but deterrence is only part of the story. So are development and conservation.
Brazilian tribespeople grow cacao to help their forests
Gold mining or chocolate making? Some indigenous tribes in the Amazon have made their choice.
Australia’s bushfires destroyed a fifth of the country’s forests
In just a few months some 5.8 million hectares of broadleaf forest burned down in New South Wales and Victoria.
Climate change will cause cold-blooded animals to age faster
A warming environment speeds up the rate of living in cold-blooded animals, causing them to die younger.