Collaborate Disseminate
The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is causing the planet to heat up at an alarming rate, but it doesn’t do so in an entirely even way. A new study has found that climate change is raising nighttime temperatures across th… Continue reading Climate change heating up nights faster than days, study finds
The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is causing the planet to heat up at an alarming rate, but it doesn’t do so in an entirely even way. A new study has found that climate change is raising nighttime temperatures across th… Continue reading Climate change heating up nights faster than days, study finds
Human activity is placing a growing strain on the planet’s biodiversity, and a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has laid bare the extent of the damage so far. Drawing on extensive analysis of species’ populations around the world, the repo… Continue reading WWF report details 68 percent drop in wildlife numbers since 1970
The natural world is a huge source of life-saving drugs, with plants and animals providing us with all kinds of therapeutic compounds throughout human history. That extends to the sponges that inhabit the seas, with new research detailing how a molecul… Continue reading Sea sponge molecule stops cervical cancer cell growth in the lab
In worst case scenarios, nearly half of these protected glaciers would disappear by the end of the century. Continue reading At Least One in Six World Heritage Glaciers Will Be Gone by 2100
Warm weather and heavy rainfall sparked a massive breeding cycle for the invasive toads. Continue reading Thousands of Poisonous Toads Have Overrun a Florida Town
The 50th anniversary of “Earthrise” is the perfect opportunity to think about sending Earth’s life to the stars. Continue reading The Plan to Seed Life on Alien Planets
The 50th anniversary of “Earthrise” is the perfect opportunity to think about sending Earth’s life to the stars. Continue reading The Plan to Seed Life on Alien Planets
In a tour dé force piece – published in The Atlantic – Ed Yong illuminates the horrifying truth of human warfare’s murderous effect on animals in the wild; in this case, a study of the nearly total decimation wildlife populations within protected… Continue reading Physical Security: War & Biodiversity
Diego Mosquera shares the lush Ecuadorian Amazon with the world through camera traps, social media, and academic research. Continue reading The Researcher Documenting Life in Earth’s Most Biodiverse Ecosystem