Environmental Protection
A solution to dumping plastic bottles? A simple rubber band
One Israeli company says it has an answer to how to coax people into dumping fewer plastic bottles on site.
Scientists: climate change alters nature’s soundtrack
A changing climate is altering the way our planet sounds, researchers say.
South Africa’s ‘devil worm’ may offer heat-adaptation clues
“The devil worm can’t run away; it’s underground,” says researcher John Bracht. “It has no choice but to adapt."
Reducing air pollution comes with instant health benefits
Reducing exposure to toxic air has immedient health benefits, the authors of a new study have found.
Thailand’s wild elephants are on the rebound. Not everyone is happy
Wild elephants often go beyond the boundaries of protected areas in order to feast on villagers’ crops.
This decade has been the ‘hottest on record’
In 2019 several meteorological records were broken. Extreme heat swept through Europe, India and elsewhere last summer.