In the Western Amazon—arguably the world’s most biodiverse region—scientists have found that not only is the forest super-rich in species, but also in chemicals. Climbing into the canopy of thousands of trees across 19 different forests in the region—from the lowland Amazon to high Andean cloud forests—the researchers sampled chemical signatures from canopy leaves and […]
US military aircraft face an under-assessed risk of collisions known as wildlife strikes, according to a new report in the Wildlife Society Bulletin.
With an estimated 50 tons of trash left behind by climbers littering Mount Everest, Nepal declared that all climbers must carry down 18 pounds of garbage or face stiff penalties.
More basics from the leading science academies on what we know and don’t know about greenhouse gases and global warming.
Hydraulic Fracturing is a process that sends pressurized liquid down to a target depth to fracture rock and draws out liquids, such as natural gas. This process is used to retrieve the gas from rock formations beneath the earth that were previously thought to be unsuitable for gas production (Helman) (Rao). Fracking is now being […]
Mike Dilger travels to Texas to accompany a group of young Gentoo penguins making the trip across the Atlantic to their new home in Hull.
Mike Dilger travels to Texas to accompany a group of young Gentoo penguins making the trip across the Atlantic to their new home in Hull.
A snake swallows a crocodile…. then what happens?
A snake wins a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it.
The Environmental Protection Agency regulation would force oil refiners to strip sulfur out of American gasoline blends and automakers to install cleaner-burning engine technology.
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