NATURE
Belize's blue period
Feb 24, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Belize bans offshore oil extraction to protect the second longest barrier reef in the world
Rhinos on the run
Feb 19, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
With their horns still much-prized by poachers, will the revered African safari bucket list of photographing the ‘Big 5’ of elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino roaming wild and free soon be a thing of the past?
Narwhals: the strange escape
Feb 17, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Narwhals show a complex response to interaction with humans and it may be putting them at risk
Follow that phytoplankton: modelling the Antarctic
Feb 10, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The biodiversity of the Antarctic seafloor has been modelled for the first time
Screen saver: eco-friendly sun protection
Feb 07, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
With growing fears over the negative impacts of excessive sunscreen in marine environments, researchers are looking to nature for solutions
Extent of harmful surface ozone levels revealed
Feb 06, 2018
Written by
James Field
Harmful ozone levels found at the Earth’s surface, or troposphere, continue to be a cause for concern across the world
Heat waves: climate change and immigration
Feb 06, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Those concerned with external asylum applications to the EU might want to focus on reducing the impacts of climate change
Dirty bits: the cost of cryptocurrencies
Jan 30, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Cryptocurrencies might be setting the world’s digital economy on fire, but for Marco Magrini, they’re also heating up the physical planet
Frozen fishing: Arctic moratorium
Jan 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A multilateral moratorium prevents Arctic Ocean fishing for 16 years, setting aside some degree of sovereignty disputes while scientific research of the top of the world continues
A grand Antarctic sanctuary
Jan 25, 2018
Written by
James Field
A global campaign is underway to turn a huge area of the seas around Antarctica into the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary
Europe’s alternative rivers
Jan 22, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
From the iconic narrowboats meandering along picturesque British landscapes, to the bustling water traffic of Venice, canals offer a visual treat far removed from the modern stresses of daily life
Solving the suspicious saiga silencing
Jan 17, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Warm and humid conditions are found to be the trigger for a mysterious die-off of saiga antelopes
Seabirds in danger in updated Red List
Jan 17, 2018
Written by
James Field
Overfishing and climate change are edging seabirds such as the Black-legged Kittiwake and Cape Gannet ever closer to extinction
Harbouring information: combating illegal fishing
Jan 16, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
East African countries are sharing shipping data in order to combat illegal fishing practices
Sofa conservation
Jan 15, 2018
Written by
James Field
How many elephants can you see? How many orang-utans are in that tree? New conservation projects are hoping the answers to these questions can help protect endangered species around the world
The sea floor is sinking under the weight of climate change
Jan 15, 2018
Written by
James Field
The ocean floor is being deformed under the weight of ever-increasing water from melting ice and redistribution of land water. This unexpected consequence of climate change also appears to be skewing global sea level data making it appear less severe
Pre-caution: a warming world
Jan 09, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Progress on halting warming has not been great throughout 2017. For Marco Magrini, 2018 cannot be more of the same
Coral reefs have no time to recover
Jan 08, 2018
Written by
James Field
Coral bleaching is widespread around the globe and as it becomes an increasingly frequently occurrence, our ocean’s reefs are heading towards a point of no return
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