Eating the wild
Yesterday it was frogs, today it’s turtles that are under threat, mostly from human over-consumption. So says no less credible a source than the New
Abby Luby
January 26, 2009
Yesterday it was frogs, today it’s turtles that are under threat, mostly from human over-consumption. So says no less credible a source than the New
The estimate is derived from UN trade data, but the researchers from Adelaide University in Australia acknowledge considerable uncertainty in the consumption figure. Why it matters
People don’t often think of forests as dying, but they do. A new study, reported in the journal Science today, found that forests in the
A report issued jointly by several US government agencies including the EPA and the US Geological Survey warns that a rising sea level threatens barrier
Carbon dioxide emissions affect the oceans as well as the atmosphere. Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the oceans, combined with the
A new report from scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science has found that coral growth in the Great Barrier Reef has declined to
The globe’s ice is melting faster and faster. About 2 trillion tons of ice have melted in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska since 2003. That’s enough
Biological life near Antarctica is apparently flourishing, a study of biodiversity recently reported in the NY Times. Not only did scientists find greater biodiversity than
