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DNA sequencing device could rapidly detect illegal wildlife products
Jul 17, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
A portable DNA assay could revolutionise the way border officials examine suspected wildlife products, and the methods conservationists use to identify wildlife samples in the field
Geo explainer: carbon emissions
Jul 15, 2020
Written by
Geographical
A handy gathering of facts about carbon emissions with graphs by Our World in Data
Thousands of tonnes of microfibres released from clothes in washing machines
Jul 10, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
Researchers have revealed just how many polluting microfibres are released into the oceans when we wash our clothes
Fangs and skin: Illegal wildlife trade endangers Latin America’s jaguars
Jul 02, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Increasing reports of seized jaguar fangs and skin suggest that demand for jaguar parts has grown in the past decade, particularly in China. As relations between Latin America and Asia strengthen, criminologists and conservationists are concerned that a formal market…
Summer garden photography
Jul 02, 2020
Written by
Keith Wilson
Forced isolation has given many of us the chance to better appreciate the nature that lives closest to us. Butterflies are one such visitor – but while easy to admire, they’re not so easy to photograph says Keith Wilson
One fifth of the ocean floor now mapped
Jun 23, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
A fifth of the ocean floor has now been mapped, taking researchers a step closer to the goal of a complete seabed map by 2030
The show can’t go on: the fight for an EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses
Jun 22, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Four ex-circus lions discovered in France are due to be re-housed at Born Free, invigorating the call for EU-wide ban on wild animals in circuses
Tracking marine predators highlights biodiversity hotspots in the Southern Ocean most in need of protection
Jun 17, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
Marine protected areas cover 7.1 per cent of the Southern Ocean, but as some experts call for this to widen, a team of scientists are using tracking data to identify the biodiversity hotspots that most warrant protection
Video highlights from the BluHope campaign this World Oceans Week
Jun 11, 2020
Written by
Geographical
A roundup of some of the top discussions from the new BluHope campaign, launched by the British High Commission in Malaysia on World Oceans Day, with the support of Sir David Attenborough and Dr Sylvia Earle
It’s worth a shot: how the Tequila plant could provide clean fuel
Jun 10, 2020
Written by
Abigail Spink
The agave plant, used to make Tequila, has proven itself not only key to producing an iconic drink, but also a form of bioethanol that could present a green energy solution
Sir David Attenborough and Dr Sylvia Earle launch ‘BluHope’ – a new campaign addressing plastic pollution
Jun 08, 2020
Written by
Geographical
A new online campaign for World Oceans Day, supported by ocean legends Sir David Attenborough and Dr Sylvia Earle, is to be launched by the British High Commission in Malaysia on Monday, 8 June
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Geo explainer: What is the ozone layer and what’s happening to it?
Jun 03, 2020
Written by
Geographical
Concerns about the ozone hole have diminished as levels of ozone-depleting man-made chemicals have fallen – but research is still ongoing
How a blind black rhino became an ambassador for his species
Jun 02, 2020
Written by
Jacob Dykes
In the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Munu – a blind black rhino – has become an ambassador for his species, opening the world’s eyes to the critical conservation philosophy that ‘every rhino matters’
Climatewatch – contribution of melting polar ice to sea level rise could be vastly underestimated
Jun 01, 2020
Written by
Marco Magrini
The contribution of melting polar ice to sea level rise could be vastly underestimated, says Marco Magrini
Earth Photo 2020: one week left to enter!
May 26, 2020
Written by
Geographical
Photography competition, Earth Photo, returns for the third year with entries open for one more week
Glowing neon coral suggests that some reefs fight back against bleaching
May 26, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
A new study reveals the process behind the strange phenomenon in which coral produce bright colours during bleaching events
Dossier: hunting and human-wildlife conflict
May 22, 2020
Written by
Mark Rowe
Hunting is a topic that attracts polarised viewpoints. But as Mark Rowe demonstrates, when it comes to limiting human-wildlife conflict and to wider conservation measures, it’s not always so simple
The blue acceleration: a race for the seas is on
May 20, 2020
Written by
Katie Burton
A compilation of 50-years worth of data on human activity in the ocean reveals that the race for the seas is well and truly on
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