by Beth Holmes | Mar 7, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Great Barrier Reef may not outlast this generation, if conditions don’t improve. A UN climate report released on Monday identified 127 major consequences of rising global temperatures, some of them already happening, some of them irreversible. One...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2020 | Conservation, Sustainability
To find Tristan da Cunha, most often called Tristan, you get on a boat at the Southeastern tip of South Africa, set your course directly east, and sail out into the empty South Atlantic Ocean for six days. There you’ll find the most remote inhabited archipelago...
by Admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Articles, Conservation
It’s easy to imagine that we know most all of the species we share this planet with, and that new discoveries are rare. But the truth is that we don’t even know how many species there are. More than 4,000 new species of plants and fungi were found in 2019...
by Admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change
Oceans contain a myriad of fragile ecosystems, which can be harmed by any number of things, like pollution, invasive species, or climate change. According to a new study by researchers at the ARC Center for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, warming oceans will cause...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change
California can’t win when it comes to water. This year’s drought and water rationing is old news, but a study by researchers from UC Davis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has brought another problem to light: California’s wildflowers are...