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Fjords: Small-But-Mighty Planetary “Thermostats” Whose Role in the Global Carbon Cycle Is Both Sink and Source

If you’re worried about escalating human-induced climate change, consider adding fjords to your thank-you list during this season of gratitude.

Working In Extreme Heat Puts Strain on Fetus

The fetuses of women working in the fields in extreme heat can show signs of strain before their mothers are affected, new research has shown.

In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining

Across Bolivia, even in protected areas recognized by the United Nations for their diversity of wildlife, more than 1,000 artisanal mining operations are razing trees, diverting waterways, and reshaping the land in their search for gold.

New Study Highlights Urgent Need to Safeguard Deep Reefs - One of the Largest and Least Protected Ecosystems

University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a study which found that very few deep reefs have any form of protection, despite facing a multitude of threats.

The 30 Percent Goal: Is Bigger Always Better for Biodiversity?

In 2009, the U.S. government turned more than 190,000 square miles of pristine ocean centered on the Mariana Trench in the remote Pacific into one of the world’s largest protected areas.