The coral of the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing “widespread” bleaching just two years after the reef’s last mass bleaching event in 2020. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said Friday it had observed the bleaching after conducting surveillance flights over the 1,243-mile reef, as AFP reported. “Bleaching has been detected across the Marine […]
There’s something comforting and wise about species that have been around for millions of years, like the ancient redwoods and horseshoe crabs, which have existed relatively unchanged since their evolutionary processes were perfected for their niches in the ecosystem. Many people are aware of the importance as well as the plight of bees. You may […]
Coral reefs are known to be extremely vulnerable to the rising global temperatures that are the result of human-caused climate change. According to a new 22-month study, three common coral species in Hawaii may be more resilient to rising ocean temperatures than once thought, and could withstand a temperature increase up to the Paris Agreement […]
With only two female northern white rhinos left in the world, scientists are rushing to find ways to save the species before it’s too late. They’ve come one step closer to this goal via creating artificial rhino eggs from stem cells. Led by a team of researchers at Leiden University, a new study in Scientific […]
A new study has found that the climate crisis is causing major disruptions to European birds, from shifting their nesting dates to decreasing their chick numbers to even changing their general body sizes. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that rising temperatures and non-temperature effects of climate change […]
In the UK, certain wildflowers are deemed “injurious weeds” and subject to control by government demand. However, a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology Monday found that these “injurious” plants are actually beneficial for biodiversity and pollinators. “There now exists a substantial body of evidence which shows that weeds are a vitally […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to approve a proposal to extend the use of four neonicotinoids for the next 15 years. These pesticides are known to be especially dangerous for essential pollinators, like bees and butterflies, and have been linked to the widespread decline of insect populations. Despite citing the pesticides imidacloprid, […]
Two of the most mythical whale species — the narwhal and beluga — have been hanging out together and may produce a fairy-tale-like hybrid species, the “narluga.” First seen in the St. Lawrence River in 2016, a lost male narwhal has been traveling with the beluga whale pod that adopted him ever since, and researchers […]
It turns out that humanity’s trash may be an octopus’s treasure. A new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin last month looked at a range of underwater photographs that show octopuses interacting with litter that had settled on the seafloor. “The deep-sea records were extremely interesting, because even at great depths these animals are interacting […]
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