As a vicious outbreak of huge wildfires scorching New Mexico since April marks an unusually early start for the fire season in the West, many people wonder, what can be done?
Understanding Plants Could Make Firefighting and Prescribed Burns Safer
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This Fish Has Adapted to Canada's Deepest, Coldest Lakes. UTSC Researchers are Unravelling its Genetics to Find Out How
The deepwater sculpin is not an attractive fish by any conventional standard. You won’t find it hanging on a plaque or landing a feature role in a Disney movie.
Bringing Back the Beasts: Global Rewilding Plans Take Shape
For thousands of years, bison herds thundered freely throughout the Chihuahuan Desert on both sides of what is now the U.S.-Mexico border.
With Changing Climate, Global Lake Evaporation Loss Larger Than Previously Thought
Texas A&M researchers have created a new dataset that quanitifies trends of evaporative water loss from 1.4 million global lakes and artificial reservoirs.
Eavesdropping on Whales in the High Arctic
The Earth’s oceans are crisscrossed with roughly 1.2 million km of fibre optic telecommunication cables — enough to girdle the planet 30 times.
Islands Given Protected Status
Today, Tuesday 5 July, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) announced the designation of the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) as Specially Protected Areas, fulfilling the commitment it made in the ‘Pathway to Protection’.
