Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, recent University of British Columbia research shows. Dr. Brian Hunt, professor in the Institute...
Prescribing Fewer Antibiotics Might Not Be Enough To Combat Threat Of ‘Superbugs’
Antimicrobial resistance is still spreading in the environment despite a reduction in the amounts of antibiotic drugs prescribed, according to a new study led by...
AI Perceived More Negatively Than Climate Science Or Science In General
ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have loomed large in the public consciousness ever since....
Climate Change And Interactions Between Species Are Changing Distribution Of Brown Bears In Europe
An international team led by the University of Seville, La Sapienza University of Rome and the Institute of Nature Conservation in Poland has studied how...
Krill Fishing In The Antarctic: Overlaps With Consequences
Antarctic krill is a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem: it is an important food source for many species, such as whales, seals and...
Spain’s Impossible Dream Of ‘Green’ Electricity – OpEd
Thousands of wind turbines and millions of solar panels generated a massive blackout Updated Man of La Mancha lyrics could read: "To dream the impossible dream of clean,...
Juvenile Great Hammerhead Sharks Rely On South Florida’s Biscayne Bay
A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science finds that juvenile great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran), a...
The Greatest Oxymoron Statement Of All Time: ‘Renewable Energy’ – OpEd
An oxymoron is a figure of speech where contradictory or opposite words are combined to create a striking or thought-provoking effect. Examples include "deafening silence",...
China’s Agrobiodiversity: From Rice Terraces To Seed Banks
By Shoba Suri With its extensive and diverse agroecological zones, China ranks among the 12 global hotspots for agricultural biodiversity. This richness—deeply embedded in the country’s diverse...
Curbing Methane Emissions Thanks To Targeted Measurements
Methane damages the climate – in the first 20 years after it is released, it is around 80 times more harmful than CO₂. At the...