The conditions some farm animals thrive under are disappearing, a new modeling study finds.
Environment
U.S.’ Hunger for Halloween Trinkets Is Killing Vietnam’s Painted Woolly Bats
Vendors told researchers that most of the painted woolly bats they sold were pulled from the wild. Evidence suggests these mammals have almost disappeared from the country’s Mekong Delta region, partly because of this intensive trade.
Vendors told researchers that most of the painted woolly bats they sold were pulled from the wild. Evidence suggests these mammals have almost disappeared from the country’s Mekong Delta region, partly because of this intensive trade.
Learning What Was Never Meant to Be Lost
Rewilded education and stoic resilience.
Rewilded education and stoic resilience.
Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk
Backyard chickens are also vulnerable to avian flu, and experts warn that spring migration can accelerate infections across these bird populations.
Backyard chickens are also vulnerable to avian flu, and experts warn that spring migration can accelerate infections across these bird populations.
Using Art to Connect Us to the Microplastic Within
By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
Precision Conservation: The Rise of Place-Specific Strategies Where Protection Works Best
Implementing such precision at scale faces significant constraints, including uneven data availability, measurement error, complex ecological interactions, and social and political realities that influence where projects can occur.
Implementing such precision at scale faces significant constraints, including uneven data availability, measurement error, complex ecological interactions, and social and political realities that influence where projects can occur.
How the Humble Hornwort Could Supercharge Agriculture
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.
Q&A: The Unexplored Wilderness in Our Own Backyards
The author of the book ‘Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark’ explores the hidden world of nocturnal creatures.
The author of the book ‘Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark’ explores the hidden world of nocturnal creatures.
Restoration of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest May Hinge on Market for Native Plants
Reforestation efforts provide varying environmental, economic and societal values, also known as bioeconomics.
Reforestation efforts provide varying environmental, economic and societal values, also known as bioeconomics.
Does the Rise of Solar Power Jack Up Electricity Costs for Everyone?
Solar power generates electricity by harnessing sunlight, so it is a clean energy source. However, adopting it can be costly.
Solar power generates electricity by harnessing sunlight, so it is a clean energy source. However, adopting it can be costly.
Turning the Tide on Plastic in Europe’s Rivers
From drones and smart cameras to biodegradable packaging, EU-funded researchers are working to remove plastic from rivers before it ever reaches the sea.
From drones and smart cameras to biodegradable packaging, EU-funded researchers are working to remove plastic from rivers before it ever reaches the sea.
Nations Not on Track to Meet UN 2030 Pesticide Risk Reduction Targets: Study
To determine global pesticide risk, researchers used data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 countries, along with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides as related to eight different species groups.
To determine global pesticide risk, researchers used data on pesticide use from 2013 to 2019 in 65 countries, along with data on the toxicity of 625 pesticides as related to eight different species groups.
TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone
A new bovine tuberculosis case shows that the disease, long thought largely eradicated, persists despite years of statewide efforts.
A new bovine tuberculosis case shows that the disease, long thought largely eradicated, persists despite years of statewide efforts.
Do Beavers Care About Climate Justice?
We often think about natural spaces as undisturbed green areas, but we have been manipulating the world for a lot longer than we have viewed it as something separate from us.
We often think about natural spaces as undisturbed green areas, but we have been manipulating the world for a lot longer than we have viewed it as something separate from us.
The Rate of Global Warming Is Accelerating, Study Finds
Since the 1970s, the average global temperature has increased by roughly 0.2° Celsius (0.36° Fahrenheit) per decade.
Since the 1970s, the average global temperature has increased by roughly 0.2° Celsius (0.36° Fahrenheit) per decade.
Why Pangolins Are So Special
Pangolins play a vital role in ecosystems by controlling insect populations, particularly ants and termites, which helps maintain ecological balance.
Pangolins play a vital role in ecosystems by controlling insect populations, particularly ants and termites, which helps maintain ecological balance.