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 […]
With the world facing a biodiversity crisis, conservation-minded nations are racing to preserve almost one-third of the planet for the benefit of plants and wildlife. However, one expert is cautioning that how nations define “protection” […]
Scientists now have a new tool to track Antarctica’s changing biodiversity. Still a fragile ecosystem, global warming is seeing vegetation rapidly expanding on the Antarctic Peninsula. Though famous as a perennially frozen landmass, much of […]
Monarch butterflies were once so numerous in North America that it took little effort to go outside and spot them. Now the United States government says they’re at risk of extinction. Years ago, hundreds of […]
Unique lifeforms have been discovered thriving in a continuously frozen lake in remote Antarctica, shedding new light on where and how life on Earth can survive. An entire ecosystem has been discovered thriving deep beneath […]
After losing soundly and decisively to Joe Biden in 2020, Donald Trump will return to the White House in 2025 as American voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, yet another round of international […]
Earth’s biodiversity has been decimated since the 1970s, a new study has revealed. The only thing that will save what’s left is the strong protection of more lands and waterways under strict conservation laws. Last […]
Conservation policies such as marine protected areas and enforced fishing restrictions barely cover 10% of global reef fish stocks worldwide, according to a new assessment. This is despite government commitments to place at least 30% […]
Global warming is seeing vegetation rapidly expanding on the Antarctic peninsula, scientists reported today. Their findings were published online this morning in the journal Nature Geoscience. The data they collected vividly demonstrates how climate change is […]
Banning or heavily restricting fishing from certain areas actually enhances fishing nearby, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa said that a study of global marine protected areas, or […]
Coral bleaching events are starting earlier, becoming more frequent, and are set to worsen over time, scientists are now warning. An assessment of recorded bleaching events, the climatic conditions that caused them, and future climate […]
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