A woman is seen in front of a wall with a graffiti reading “No canal, no law” during a protest against the construction of an inter-oceanic canal in Juigalpa, Nicaragua on June 13, 2015 A rural movement in Nicaragua that opposes the government’s plan to build a cross-country canal to […]
Coastal region. Credit: Taylor & Francis A coastal zone management plan designed to safeguard Belize’s natural assets has produced a win-win opportunity for people and the environment, providing a valuable framework for other coastal nations around the world where overfishing, development, and habitat degradation are increasingly serious problems. The new […]
Scientists added two genes to the plant’s genome to get the new hue. Naonobu Noda/NARO Giving chrysanthemums the blues was easier than researchers thought it would be. Roses are red, but science could someday turn them blue. That’s one of the possible future applications of a technique researchers have used […]
Stunning views of the imperiled Arctic. One of the dozen supraglacial lakes that Operation IceBridge surveyed to measure lake depth on July 19, 2017. NASA/John Sonntag There are 17 different kinds of ice, but perhaps none as precious as the ice located at our planet’s poles. Keeping an eye on […]
A tree-lined street in the Sunset neighbourhood of Vancouver, the area that was monitored and modelled. Credit: University of British Columbia Even a single urban tree can help moderate wind speeds and keep pedestrians comfortable as they walk down the street, according to a new University of British Columbia study […]
Deforestation throughout Central America’s remaining forests is threatening the survival of the jaguar and other iconic wildlife species. Credit: Levi Novey/USFWS. Central America’s largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting local […]
GETTY IMAGES New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government is set to announce. Ministers will also unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle emissions from diesel vehicles, as part of a £3bn […]
(Credit: Don Debold) Scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Lund University in Sweden have developed a machine vision system based on how dragonflies track their prey. The system, designed with autonomous vehicles in mind, takes inspiration from a neuron in dragonfly brains that anticipates movement. Known as CSTMD1, […]
Credit: nikkytok/Shutterstock What’s in your drinking water? Whether you’re wondering if your water is safe or just what that weird smell is, a new tool is now available that could help. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its new Tap Water Database today (July 26), a searchable database that allows […]
Staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis) are propagated within underwater coral nurseries to create a sustainable source of corals for use in coral restoration activities (inset). Outplanted corals have similar survival and productivity values as wild colonies, thereby indicating that coral gardening methodologies are successful in creating healthy corals for restoration. Credit: […]