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Endangered Sea Turtles Are Recovering After ‘Cold Stunning’ Event

Endangered Sea Turtles Are Recovering After ‘Cold Stunning’ Event

Hundreds of endangered sea turtles were stranded on beaches after suffering “cold stunning” in the waters off Cape Cod, Mass. Local rescuers and wildlife rehabilitators stabilized the turtles at the New England Aquarium (NEAQ) and National Marine Life Center and began treatment. Many of the sea turtles were transported by land or air to partner […]

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    Material Revolutions: Shirts Made from Shellfish, Biodegradable Rum Bottles and Reusable Fast Food Containers

    Material Revolutions: Shirts Made from Shellfish, Biodegradable Rum Bottles and Reusable Fast Food Containers

    In the age of consumption, sustainability innovations can help shift cultural habits and protect dwindling natural resources. Improvements in source materials, product durability and end-of-life disposal procedures can create consumer products that are better for the Earth throughout their lifecycles. Three recent advancements hope to make a difference. 1. Allbirds Shirts Made From Shellfish Sustainable […]

    Nigerian Radio Program Is Encouraging Locals to Embrace Gorilla Conservation

    Nigerian Radio Program Is Encouraging Locals to Embrace Gorilla Conservation

    By Mike Gaworecki Today we take a look at efforts to protect the Cross River gorilla, one of the world’s rarest great ape subspecies, which include a radio program broadcast to nearly 4 million Nigerians that is helping to address the attitudes and knowledge gaps that lead to the human behaviors threatening the gorillas’ survival. […]

    Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030

    Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030

    By Claire Turrell Languishing in the soft, silty mud, the living fossil looked as if it didn’t have a care in the world as it feasted on the fish left stranded in the tidal mangrove pools of the Sungei Buloh wetlands. However, the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) might have been a little less at ease […]

    Prince William Officially Launches Earthshot, the Nobel of Environmental Prizes

    Prince William Officially Launches Earthshot, the Nobel of Environmental Prizes

    Britain’s Prince William officially announced the launch of a $65 million-dollar prize to solve some of the climate crisis’ most urgent challenges, CNN reported. Thursday’s news added details to Prince William’s original announcement of the Earthshot prize at the end of 2019, including the prize amount. Starting in 2021, the Earthshot will award five prizes […]

    Meet 747, the Big Winner of Fat Bear Week

    Meet 747, the Big Winner of Fat Bear Week

    For bears and the people that love them, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska wrapped up its annual Fat Bear Week competition Tuesday, in which online fans vote for the coastal brown bear that has had the most success bulking up ahead of winter hibernation. “The […]