Only 40 per cent of forests are considered to have high ecological integrity, according to a new global measure, the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
Index Reveals Integrity Issues for Many of the World's Forests
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Nature Conservation Requires More Dynamic Approach to Weather Impacts of Climate Change
In a hard-hitting new paper leading ecologists and climate change specialists argue that current nature conservation practices are not sufficiently flexible and dynamic to weather the impacts of climate change.
A New Multitasking Microbe to Purify Wastewater
Researchers from NUS have developed a new way to treat sewage that is much simpler, cheaper and greener than existing methods.
Wildfire Risk Rising as Scientists Determine Which Conditions Beget Blazes
As wildfires burn more often across the Western United States, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working to understand how extensively blazes burn.
A Swirl of Old Supercontinent Silt
On the island of Spitsbergen, glaciers grind up sandstone, leaving an abundance of sediment that stains the meltwater.
When Strains of E.coli Play Rock-Paper-Scissors, It’s Not the Strongest That Survives
Bacteria is all around us—not just in bathrooms or kitchen counters, but also inside our bodies, including in tumors, where microbiota often flourish.
