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Lab-grown corals may help save stressed reefs
Corals around the planet’s oceans are in trouble. They are fragile creatures that are prone to suffer harm even from moderate changes in water temperatures, levels of salinity and degrees of acidity. Yet abnormally high water surface temperatures and increasing
Trump is wrong: trophy hunting isn’t good conservation
Quite a few people like to shoot unsuspecting animals dead with powerful rifles from a safe distance and then pose for selfies with the animals’ remains. And if we are to believe the Trump administration in the US, the dubious
IUCN: weaning ourselves off palm oil may not be a good idea
Palm oil is a versatile vegetable oil that is in high demand worldwide. Palm oil can be used in a wide range of products from margarine to shampoos and from biofuel to cosmetics. Palm oil accounts for a third of
Time is running out for most endangered species on Earth
Sixty-six million years ago Planet Earth experienced one of the largest mass extinctions in its entire history. Within what counts as a blink of an eye in geological time the dinosaurs, which had ruled the planet for hundreds of millions
Bees are ‘livestock, not wildlife’
Bees produce honey but they do far more than that for us. The flying insects perform invaluable functions in ecosystems by pollinating flowers, thereby helping plants to reproduce. These plants include vital crops that serve as our food from wheat
Saving the planet’s big cats while there’s still time
Big cats are among the planet’s most beloved and most majestic creatures. Sadly, they’re also among its most endangered. Across the planet from South America to Southeast Asia several species of big cat are facing the threat of extinction in