By identifying and protecting the places where species can survive the longest, we can buy crucial decades for ecosystems –Guest article– The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice […]
Tech companies want to scoop up key metals from the ocean floor to bypass China’s near monopoly. Conservationists fear the next environmental crisis. The tech industry needs critical minerals to survive and thrive. Some hard-to-find […]
The network of marine protected areas (MPAs) the world has created throughout the years is just as vulnerable to global warming as unprotected ocean zones, an Australian scientist is now warning. Though these MPAs are […]
The fastest retreat of an Antarctic glacier ever recorded spells trouble for the southernmost continent’s ice shelves. In a new paper, researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder reveal that a glacier in the […]
The world lost one of its greatest champions for conservation and wildlife habitat protection last week. Renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall passed away naturally in Los Angeles, California, while traveling for public appearances. She […]
From unique wildlife to resilient microbes, world-changing climate dynamics to untapped biotechnological potential – four UNSW scientists outline what makes Antarctica a laboratory like no other. –Guest column– Earlier this year, UNSW Sydney PhD candidate […]
The infamous hole in the ozone layer is gradually healing up and closing and is on track to eventually be restored completely. That’s the update the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) put out earlier this week. […]
Rising temperatures threaten irreversible changes in Antarctica, threatening everyone. That’s the warning that scientists recently put out in a report published in Nature. In it, they lay out the case for why rising greenhouse gas concentrations in the […]
The planet’s southern ice cap appears to be shrinking at an alarming rate, scientists are now warning. The rate of ice loss on and around Antarctica could be accelerating, a team of Australian scientists told […]
The jury is in: nature nurtures the soul, and the closer you live to natural areas, the better. That is the conclusion of a new study now published in the journal Nature Cities. The landmark study is the […]
A new assessment has found that rising ship traffic carrying tourists to Antarctica is putting a heavy toll on aquatic life and marine ecosystems in this fragile environment. New Zealand, Canadian, and US marine scientists […]
It turns out that the world’s southernmost continent is teeming with life—we just need to know where to look. A new study published yesterday finds that Antarctica, a protected international territory governed by the Antarctic […]
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