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Ecology Jul 28, 2024

Bearded fireworm stalks shallows as Mediterranean warms

The fish in Alfonso Barone's net are hauled aboard off Sicily half- eaten, ravaged by bearded fireworms, a voracious predator flourishing in the increasingly warm Mediterranean sea.

Plants & Animals Jul 28, 2024

Endangered gazelles find Libyan 'safe haven'

Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles—an endangered species native to North Africa—have been transferred to an uninhabited Libyan island.

Environment Jul 27, 2024

Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker

Some of the 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, as they raced to avoid an environmental catastrophe.

Plants & Animals Jul 27, 2024

Two shark species documented in Puget Sound for first time

Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark species, one of them critically endangered.

Ecology Jul 26, 2024

Surveys reveal vast mangrove damage along Great Barrier Reef and restoration hotspots

A James Cook University report has revealed severe damage in about 80% of mangroves along the Great Barrier Reef, from Cairns to Gladstone—and pinpointed 52 potential restoration hotspots over 17,255 hectares.

Plants & Animals Jul 26, 2024

Increased demand for metals and minerals needed for clean energy transition puts 4,000+ species at risk, finds study

New research has found that 4,642 species of vertebrates are threatened by mineral extraction around the world through mining and quarrying, and drilling for oil and gas.

Ecology Jul 26, 2024

How roads are reshaping and scarring our planet, and even changing animals' DNA

A web of roads encircles the Earth and stretches 40 million miles. In Crossings, a new book by environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb, tarmac is exposed for the planet-shaping force it is—one that has polluted rivers and ...

Social Sciences Jul 26, 2024

The chaotic history of Paris Olympics. One games nearly ended the movement—and the other helped save it

Paris is about to host its third summer Olympics. While we don't yet know what the legacy of this year's games will be, let's take the opportunity to reflect on the city's previous Olympics of 1900 and 1924—the first of ...

Plants & Animals Jul 26, 2024

Invasive, blood-sucking fish 'may hold the key to understanding where we came from,' say biologists

One of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern fisheries are simultaneously helping scientists understand the origins of two important stem cells that drove the evolution of ...

Environment Jul 26, 2024

Philippines races to avoid 'environmental catastrophe' from oil spill

The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday raced to offload 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an "environmental catastrophe" in Manila Bay.

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