The moral value of wilderness
Let us imagine that humanity has almost died out and only a few people remain. Out of resentment or despair, the survivors cater to their destructive urges by destroying as much of the natural world as...
View ArticleWith climate change, insurance may provide best safety net for world's poor
The poorest people in the world are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including droughts, floods and wildfires. This is especially true for poor farmers in drought-prone...
View ArticleVideo: Bees lead the way to farming's future
If our farms are going to feed a growing planet without hastening climate change, farmers needs to transition to diversified agriculture, argues Claire Kremen, a professor of environmental science,...
View ArticleComputer scientists are to explore how children can stay safe and retain...
Computer scientists are to explore how children can stay safe and retain their privacy as they engage with the 'Internet of Things' (IoT).
View ArticlePacific's Niue creates huge marine sanctuary
The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue on Friday announced the creation of a huge marine sanctuary, saying it wanted to stop overfishing and preserve the environment for future generations.
View ArticleVideo: How will climate change impact ocean health?
The oceans provide one quarter of the world's dietary protein, yet we have little understanding of how changes in ocean temperatures and chemistry will impact ocean life, from microbes to coral reefs...
View ArticleBeyond Trump—why power companies should be investing now in carbon-free...
When utility executives make decisions about building new power plants, a lot rides on their choices. Depending on their size and type, new generating facilities cost hundreds of millions or even...
View ArticleSockeye salmon removed from flood-threatened Idaho hatchery
About 4,000 endangered Snake River sockeye salmon have been evacuated from a flood-threatened hatchery in southwestern Idaho.
View ArticleWashington state youth sue government over climate change
Eight children asked a Seattle judge Tuesday to find Washington state in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change, part of a...
View ArticleWorld's food and energy systems key to tackling global biodiversity decline
Global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level of decline in just the fifty-year period ending this decade as a result of human activities, according to WWF's Living Planet Report 2016. The report...
View ArticleA reliance on negative emissions technologies is locking in carbon addiction
The Paris Agreement on climate change and the carbon-reduction plans of many governments (including the UK) are unwittingly reliant on unproven technologies to suck hundreds of billions of tonnes of...
View ArticleHelp for fishing vessels to locate their catch
Big Data means that professional fishermen will soon be getting their own decision-making tool. It will tell them where fish shoals are located, and how their vessels can be operated as economically as...
View ArticleDesert elephants pass on knowledge—not mutations—to survive
Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephants...
View ArticleEurope develops self-removal technology for spacecraft
A new European project has an ambitious goal of cleaning up space for future generations. The Technology for Self-Removal of Spacecraft (TeSeR) program, introduced in May 2016, will develop a prototype...
View Article'Wasteful' galaxies launch heavy elements into surrounding halos and deep space
Galaxies "waste" large amounts of heavy elements generated by star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away into their surrounding halos and deep space, according to a new study led...
View ArticleChimpanzee enclosure redesign translates wild chimpanzee research to zoo...
University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new way to redesign chimpanzee enclosures to translate research on wild chimpanzees into zoos to help preserve the behavioural and physiological...
View ArticleAs global temperatures rise, children must be central climate change debates
Rising temperatures, rising sea levels and the increasing likelihood of extreme weather will all alter children's lives and the lives of their own children. And yet, children are largely left out of...
View ArticleExpert discusses sustainability in the face of growing development
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday will welcome 130 heads of state who have pledged to sign the Paris Agreement, the global agreement on managing climate change. For William Clark,...
View ArticleThousands plead to keep beloved manatee on 'endangered' list
On the final day for public comment on whether to downgrade the West Indian Manatee from "endangered" to "threatened," the unofficial consensus was overwhelmingly clear.
View ArticleRenewables and nuclear no substitute for carbon dioxide disposal, argues...
In a paper published in Nature Climate Change, leading climate physicist Professor Myles Allen, from the Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship, argues that investment in technologies to...
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