Beavers Turn Rivers Into Powerful Carbon Sinks, Study Finds
Beavers are emerging as unlikely climate champions after scientists discovered their dams and wetlands can trap huge amounts…
China’s fishing fleet raises concerns off Argentina
On a balmy January night, an Argentine coast guard ship’s radio picked up garbled Mandarin broadcast from nearby…
Mussel farmer Aroma Aquaculture fined $24k for biosecurity breaches
Company director Ben Winters appeared at sentencing in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday. Photo: LouisDunham A South…
How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change
Amna Nawaz: Coral reefs are essential to the health of our oceans, our food supply, and to protect…
They Pulled Ancient DNA Evidence From a ‘Lost World’ Where Humans and Animals Lived Before It Was Swallowed by the North Sea
For generations, Doggerland occupied a fairly modest place in the popular retelling of prehistoric Europe, a corridor, useful…
10 Surprising Ways to Use Coffee Grounds Around the House
Brewing coffee is one of life’s greatest, simplest pleasures. Dealing with the leftover coffee grounds, though? Less than…
The Myth About Recycling Food Plastic Everyone Needs To Stop Believing
Recycling can be a complicated business, and plastic recycling makes it even harder. The biggest issue for most…
NASA Says Something is “Brewing” in Ocean Waters Off the East Coast—And Recent Satellite Images Prove It
Something is invading the ocean waters off the northeastern U.S. coast, as revealed in recent satellite imagery. For…
This solar plant turned part of the desert green, but the new vegetation became a fire risk until animals were brought in to graze the growing ‘solar grass’
Massive solar arrays are accidentally turning barren deserts into lush, flammable grasslands. This ecological shift creates a ‘green’…
South African authorities declare national disaster over deadly flooding
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 10 people are dead with many homes destroyed in flooding caused by torrential…
Govt takes one step forward, three steps back on environment policies
Hopes from some environmentalists that the Government may have turned a corner on its treatment of climate and…
Hantavirus ‘contact’ case quarantined in Pitcairn after short transit in Tahiti
Hantavirus is typically spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings. Photo: AFP A hantavirus “contact” case has…