Environment
Study finds alarmingly high levels of “forever chemicals” in small estuaries
January 29, 2024“The increasing proportion of wastewater to fresh water in streams, a trend projected to extrapolate to temperate regions due to climate change, consequently leads to chronic exposure of estuaries to elevated PFAS concentrations."
Read moreSuccessful in vitro fertilization breakthrough could save northern white rhino
January 26, 2024"Now I think with this achievement, we are very confident that we will be able to create northern white rhinos in the same manner and that we will be able to save the species.”
Read moreDraft EU plan would see fossil fuel consumption decline by 85 percent by 2040
January 25, 2024The European Union is in the process of drafting a climate target for 2040 to serve as a bridge between its net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 55 percent by 2030 and its goal of net zero by 2050.
Read moreClimate crisis: Island nations being drowned by a rising sea
January 24, 2024When you’re sinking into the sea, every fraction of a degree matters.
Read moreOnly 18 percent of land needed to meet biodiversity goals is adequately protected, study finds
January 16, 2024“With limited resources available to address climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty and water insecurity, we must be strategic and find ways to tackle more than one challenge at a time.”
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