Bottle deposit schemes were launched in some countries decades ago GETTY IMAGES Large retailers have been accused of trying to water down a proposed scheme to improve rates of bottle recycling. Environmentalists say large and small drinks containers alike should carry a catch-all deposit of more than 15p. But retailers […]
This decades-old Murray cod was among millions of fish which died in mass kills in December and January in the Darling river The viability of a key river that feeds into Australia’s biggest water system is under threat if poor conditions that killed millions of fish are not improved within […]
This is not about terminator robots but “conventional weapons systems with autonomy” GETTY IMAGES A group of scientists has called for a ban on the development of weapons controlled by artificial intelligence (AI). It says that autonomous weapons may malfunction in unpredictable ways and kill innocent people. Ethics experts also […]
They used home-made placards to get their message across AFP/GETTY Pupils at schools around the UK have gone on strike as part of a global campaign for action on climate change. Students around the country walked out of school to call on the government to declare a climate emergency and […]
A handout photo shows shows sediment caused by unprecedented rain and flooding approaching the the Great Barrier Reef Runoff from recent floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, scientists said Friday, starving coral of light and providing fodder for the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish. Parts of […]
The fifth episode of BBC America’s new series, “Dynasties,”follows a colony of several thousand emperor penguins as they brave the elements to breed and raise their young during Antarctica’s ruthless winter. Catch the episode this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on BBC America. Viewers can still watch the […]
Credit: Anete Lusina/Unsplash The world is warming and ecosystems are dying. To avoid disastrous climatic change, massive reductions in CO2 emissions are required in all sectors, reaching net-zero globally no later than 2050. This requires an unprecedented and rapid change in our ways of life. In this, the world of research is challenged for two reasons. […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain National Forest Inventories (NFIs) provide statistically sound data, for example, to support evidence-based policy making. DIABOLO, a European Union Horizon 2020 project, has now provided new solutions to support policy making related to climate, environment, land-use and the bioeconomy. Over 20 countries have taken into use […]
The giant pangolin: The largest of the eight species CHESTER ZOO The secret life of the world’s most trafficked mammal, the pangolin, has been caught on camera in Africa. Footage gives a rare insight into the behaviour of the giant pangolin, the largest of all the scaly animals. Observed by […]
Under certain conditions, a reef can support either a thriving coral community or a lush seaweed field, depending on what it started with. Credit: Kai Kopecky, Russ Schmitt Tropical reefs are vulnerable ecosystems, sensitive to a variety of environmental conditions and disturbances, which can change their composition from vibrant coral […]