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Editorial: Greener lawns
Manicured grass lawns are, let’s face it, not that useful, at least not unless you play a lot of backyard soccer or croquet. They look great, sure, but there’s not much that’s natural about a monoculture, especially one that’s wrangled into submission with
Kuwait diving team calls for urgent measures to safeguard marine turtles
A file photo of the Kuwaiti diving team saving trapped turtles. KUWAIT CITY, July 18: The Kuwaiti diving team today called for the protection of marine turtles as a whole in the country, particularly at the Al-Zour site south of Kuwait Bay, as they are rare
Cemex Partners With the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to Accelerate Circular Economy Efforts in the Built Environment
MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $cemex #biodiversity--Cemex announced
Nepal’s shifting biodiversity research landscape: Interview with Karan Bahadur Shah
KATHMANDU — Professor Karan Bahadur Shah is a distinguished researcher from Nepal, renowned for his extensive work in herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles. His career spans several decades and includes significant contributions to the
Amazingly, forests are still sucking up as much carbon as they were 30 years ago. ...
Each year, burning fossil fuels puff tens of billions of metric tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. And for decades, the Earth’s forests, along with oceans and soil, have sucked roughly a third back in, creating a vacuum known as the
Scaling Impact: Conservation International and Bregal Sphere Announce First-Of-Its-Kind Partnership Dedicated to Scaling Nature-Based Carbon ...
LONDON & ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Through a partnership announced
Wildfires highlight island personnel shortages
In mid-June a fire started on Milos. The island’s sole firefighter headed straight to the location in an antiquated fire truck, calling the head of the volunteer rescue team on the way. “Lazaros, gather everyone you’ve got and run.” Lazaros Alexopoulos,
New Jersey's beloved summer fireflies are facing a biodiversity crisis. How to help them
Firefly mating in the Smokies Visitors flock to see fireflies' annual mating display in Elkmont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park outside Gatlinburg on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Knoxville News Sentinel They are a shining symbol of summer,
Forests on Film
Illustration by McKenzie Young-Roy. I’m not an avid social media user, so when “influencer” Alex Haraus (@alex.haraus on Instagram), who hit the big time with his activism working to stop the Willow Oil Drilling Project in Alaska, got involved with the effort
Largest rare Siamese crocodile nest group found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Five nests of nearly-extinct Siamese crocodiles have been discovered in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park, which is the largest number of nests ever found in more than 20 years, a conservationist group said in a joint press
New plant species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
<p>Itanagar: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new plant species from a wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.</p><p>‘Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekharii’, the plant species recently
Centamin PLC Announces Positive Doropo Gold Project DFS
PERTH, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2024 / Centamin plc ("Centamin" or "the Company") (LSE:CEY)(TSX:CEE POSITIVE DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE DOROPO GOLD PROJECT Preparation for mining license application underway Centamin is pleased to provide the
FWC: New Name, Same Fish – Learn More About the Largemouth Bass to Florida Bass ...
Florida bass has now been designated a separate species from largemouth bass The most iconic Florida freshwater fish has a new name: Largemouth bass is now called Florida bass! The American Fisheries Society established the Florida bass as a separate species
Brevard Zoo Announces The Start of Construction for Manatee Rehabilitation Center Construction
The Zoo will be repurposing a 20-foot round tank Brevard Zoo announced on Wednesday that they are another step closer to bringing manatee rehabilitation to the Zoo. (Brevard Zoo Image) BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard Zoo announced on Wednesday that they are
Tons of dead fish cover major river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste
Springfield News-Sun | 2024-07-18, 05:32
TANQUA, Brazil (AP) — Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil's Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said Wednesday. A
A sustainable future: Our responsibility and commitment
Sustainability is not just a concept; it’s a responsibility to preserve the Earth, striking a balance between our needs today and the health of the environment tomorrow. Albert Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used
River receiving pristine protection
Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. Villager Pan Jinsheng remembers how
Unscientific NH, development works make Uttara Kannada district prone to landslides
<p>Unscientific construction of national highway-66, coupled with development works in ecologically sensitive Uttara Kannada district, seems to have increased the spots vulnerable to landslides in the district.</p>.<p>According
Rangers save rare white Tibetan antelope calf
Wildlife rangers on patrol in the remote Changtang National Nature Reserve, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, recently stumbled upon the first white Tibetan antelope calf ever found in the reserve. High in the Himalayas, at nearly 5,000 meters
Daily bag limits raised to tackle kina issue
Kina barrens are a major issue in Northland and elsewhere, with the phenomenon a sign that the marine ecosystem is badly out of balance. Now, Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones, who held a public meeting on the issue in the Far North in May, has
How cows are used as weed eaters — literally — to help the Great Salt Lake retain water
Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. Caretakers of the land
Tons of dead fish cover major Sao Paulo river after alleged dumping of industrial waste
TANQUA, Brazil — Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said on Wednesday. A preliminary
Restoring eroded peatlands could reduce flood risk for communities downstream, say UK researchers
Scientists from The University of Manchester, The University of Aberdeen and Newcastle University have found that the restoration of upland peatlands is a highly effective strategy for reducing downstream flooding. New modeling approaches combined with
Biodiversity loss impacts societies and economies: How can Europe confront the spread of invasive species?
Biological invasions are the main cause of biodiversity loss, but they can also have serious social and economic repercussions. In Europe, over 13,000 non-native (or "alien") species have an established presence, around 1,500 of which are invasive species that
Dorothy Bradley: Are we losing our Montana wilderness and our Montana values?
Montana Standard | 2024-07-17, 22:50
New scientific findings are hitting the headlines this month about the planetary loss of species, increasing extinctions and fading biodiversity. ...
Ethics and benefits of gene editing
<p>There are different types of biotechnology protocols for genome/gene editing (GE), but the preferred one is the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palynodromic Repeat (CRISPR) Cas9 system. Advantages include precision, the ability to design
Cape Cod scientists want to dump 60,000+ gallons of sodium hydroxide into ocean in climate ...
Environmentalists and fishermen are pushing back against a plan from a group of scientists who want to dump more than 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, more commonly known as lye, into the ocean off Cape Cod to gain an understanding of how to slow climate
Letter to Supreme Court flags rampant sand mining in Karbi Anglong area
There is widespread sand mining and stone quarrying with heavy machinery in the Deithor and Rangsali rivers in Assam, in violation of Supreme Court’s orders, a complaint sent to the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee has flagged. The widespread mining
The most endangered fish are the least studied, scientists find
The most threatened reef fish are also the most overlooked by scientists and the general public. That is the startling finding of a team of scientists led by a CNRS researcher. In a study published in Science Advances on July 17, they measured the level of
Meet the tree-minator! Scientists unveil gecko-inspired robot that can crash into and latch onto...
Scientists have today unveiled a gecko-inspired robot that can crash into and latch onto trees to help inspect and maintain them. The innovative design sees the robot, called PercHug, crash into the trunk of a tree and wrap its wings around it to hold it and
