African penguins compete with fishing vessels for fish Members Public

African Penguins might go extinct in the next 10 years if threats like commercial purse-seine fishing are not tackled effectively.

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Countries focus on land-based carbon removal instead of protecting forests: COP30 report finds Members Public

Land Gap 2025 report released at COP 30 in Belem, Brazil finds that countries are failing to do the simplest, most effective thing to cut emissions — protect the forests they already have. Instead, the report finds, they are focusing on land-based carbon removal plans.

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Making the ship-breaking industry environment-friendly can help cut emissions Members Public

South Asian countries like Bangladesh, India and Pakistan recycle retired ships at a large scale. While this reduces mining and GHG emissions, the hazardous working conditions and non-adherence to environmental protocols raise concerns.

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Solar drying to reduce food waste Members Public

When green groceries end up in landfills, they release greenhouse gases like Methane, Carbon dioxide and Nitrous Oxides. Preserving fruits and vegetables by drying them can help prevent food waste and reduce harmful emissions, protecting the planet.

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Chimps are consuming around 10 drinks worth of alcohol a week, study finds Members Public

Insights into chimp alcohol consumption may help us understand why humans drink. The ‘drunken monkey’ hypothesis suggests that human alcohol consumption was a genetic evolution that started with our frugivorous Afrotropical hominid ancestors. And since chimp diets are believed to be quite similar to our frugivorous common ancestor, studying their

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Ice Age cave in Arctic leads to new discoveries Members Public

Deep inside a cave in Northern Norway, scientists have uncovered the bones of 46 animal species from the last ice age seventy five thousand years ago. The fossils show that during a brief but warmer period in the Ice Age many animals thrived but when the cold conditions returned they

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Oil spills endanger people and biodiversity in Ecuador Members Public

Oil spills are a growing problem in the Amazonian country of Ecuador. Though over 4,600 oil spill sites were identified by the country's government in 2022, less than half of them have been cleaned up. The rest continue to release hazardous chemicals and heavy metals, polluting the

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City birds chirp for longer than forest birds Members Public

New research from Southern Illinois University and Oklahoma State University found links between light pollution responses and eye size, nest type, migration and breeding season. They found these links by comparing vocalization data of bird species in different landscapes. Whether increased vocalization time due to light pollution has a positive

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