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Researchers Find Oxygen Made Without Photosynthesis — With Mind-Blowing Consequences
The scientists also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules on the ocean floor.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Protecting Dark Sky Country - NOEMA
Artificial light pollution is increasing up to 10% each year, but we can easily reduce it with dark sky protections and responsible lighting policies.
News | News Items
13 Ways the World Got Better in 2023 | TIME
The past year saw multiple wars, increasing climate-change disasters, and public-health challenges. But here are some ways things improved.
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Your Cotton Tote is Pretty Much the Worst Replacement for a Plastic Bag
You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.
News | Animal Links
Finally, a High Seas Treaty to Protect the World’s Oceans
A new U.N. agreement aims to bring order and conservation to what has—up to now—been an ocean of mismanagement and neglect.
News | Animal Links
Sanctuary - The Atavist Magazine
The battle to own one of America's most famous elephants.
Pets & Animals | Animals
World's rarest sea turtle lays eggs on new Galveston beach
The nesting was reportedly made possible through a beach 'renourishment' project that...
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem - The Verge
Climate pledges are driving an enormous hunger for lithium, cobalt, and critical minerals that are used in everything from EV batteries to wind turbines. 2021 was a big year for the new clean energy mining boom.
Psychology | Psychology
Here’s Why We Believe That Beautiful Animals Are More Deserving Of Our Protection – Research Digest
By Emma Young. Beautiful animals, as well as people, buildings and lakes, are seen as more "pure" and therefore of higher moral standing.
News | News
The Federal Government Wants to Micromanage Your Showerhead
In a move that illustrates exactly how far the government has unacceptably interfered with our everyday lives, the Department of Energy...
Science & Technology | The Environment
Trump Signs Order Creating One Trillion Trees Interagency Council
President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a council for the One Trillion Trees Initiative, a plan aiming to plant a trillion trees by 2030.
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Maps of Water, Crops, and Coasts Reveal the Truth About Human and Earth Interactions
To our detriment, if we continue on current trajectories, and global modelling shows just how. Natalie Parletta reports.
Pets & Animals | Animals
World's loneliest snail dies, and a species goes extinct
One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species.
Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals
How Conservationists Are Using AI And Big Data To Aid Wildlife
Give Jason Holmberg 10,000 zebra photos and he’ll find the specific individual zebra you’re looking for, no problem. "It could take two minutes,"
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Most of All, Reduce. | NRDC
Try incorporating these small tweaks into your routine. You’ll throw out less trash, and help fight climate change at the same time.
Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets
Why the World’s Biggest Pig Is in Serious Trouble
The 600-pound giant forest hog is expert at avoiding people, who are increasingly hunting the animal in its African habitat.
News | The News
LA Is Doing Water Better Than Your City. Yes, That LA
With climate change on the horizon, Los Angeles is rushing to pull water from surprising sources. The goal: aqueous independence.
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How Do You Count Endangered Species? Look to the Stars
Pairing astronomers’ algorithms for star-hunting with drones equipped with infrared cameras, scientists have developed a new tool kit to help conservation and fight poaching.
News | Animal Links
Artificial nests bring new hope for vulnerable shy albatross
Dozens of fluffy shy albatross chicks sitting on artificial nests are a promising sign for scientists behind an innovative plan to give the vulnerable species a boost to help counteract the negative impacts of climate change.
News | Animal Links
California’s monarch butterflies struggle against extinction
Population has declined 97% since early 1980s
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11 easy ways to reduce your plastic waste today
Maybe you’re not ready to breakup with plastic altogether, but here are some simple ways that can make a big difference in reducing the amount of disposable plastic in your life.
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The 1 Simple Trick To Totally Slash My Food Waste
Bonus: It also vastly reduced my weekly grocery bill.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
15 Animals You’d Be Surprised to Find in Zoos | Mental Floss
Zoos have grown into a vehicle for conservationism and education, which is why you may see honey bees and chickens alongside more exotic animals.
News | Animal Links
For The First Time In A Century, Wild Tiger Numbers Are On The Rise
For wild tigers, the numbers have not been kind. In 1900, an estimated 100,000 tigers roamed free on our planet. Yet within a hundred years, that number plummeted by more than 95 percent — the result of rampant poaching and widespread habitat loss.
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Watch a Video of the Only Known Wild Jaguar in the U.S. | Mental Floss
The large cat known as "El Jefe" was spotted 25 miles outside of downtown Tucson, Arizona.
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Paul Allen megayacht destroyed most of Caribbean coral reef, officials say
MV Tatoosh, Paul Allen’s 303-foot yacht, has destroyed about 80 percent of a protected coral reef — 14,000 square feet — in the Cayman Islands, according to officials there.
Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment
Encounter With World’s Rarest Ocean Mammal Thrills Scientists
Fewer than 100 vaquitas—an elusive porpoise found only in the Sea of Cortez—are left on Earth.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Rhinos with cameras hidden in their horns could prevent poaching
The war on wildlife crime is taking a new technology-driven direction.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
From Africa to China, How Israel Helps Quench the Developing World's Thirst » Mosaic
The untold story of Israeli hydrodiplomacy, from the 1950s until now. n November 1898, Theodor Herzl arranged a meeting with the German emperor, Wilhelm II, to obtain help in creating a Jewish state in the land of Israel. In their conversation, the Kaiser praised the work of the Zionist pioneers, telling Herzl that, above all else, “water and shade trees” would restore the land to its ancient glory.
Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets
Rhinos Get Camera Implants in Their Horns to Fight Against Poachers
A team of British conservationists have created a new system for stopping the killing of rhinos at the hands of poachers. The idea involves giving rhinos G
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Tom Selleck Accused of Stealing Truckloads of Water for His Avocado Ranch - Yahoo Celebrity
From Yahoo Celebrity: Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing water from a hydrant to keep his 60-acre Westlake Village ranch alive amid California's drought — details
Politics | Politics
Drought shaming targets wealthy California water wasters who have lush lawns
California is struggling through its fourth year of a devastating drought, but that has not stopped every one from reducing their water consumption.
Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets
World's Last Male Northern White Rhino Placed Under 24-Hour Armed Guard In Kenya
After the decimation of his species by poachers, Sudan the rhino finds himself in an extremely precarious position: He is the last male northern white rhinoceros on the planet. According to The Independent, the 40-year-old animal has been put und...
Pets & Animals | Animals
Ringling Bros. phasing out iconic elephant acts by 2018
POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Mystery Of Bee Colony Collapse May Have Been Solved
A team of scientists looked into the collapse of bee colonies and it was found that a number of reasons led to the collapse.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Government to spend $3.2 million to help monarch butterfly
The federal government on Monday pledged $3.2 million to help save the monarch butterfly, the iconic orange-and-black butterfly that can migrate thousands of miles between the U.S. and Mexico each year. ...
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Sixth-Remaining Northern White Rhino Dies : DNews
Angalifu, a northern white rhino housed at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, has died of old age at 44. With his death the subspecies draws closer to extinction, as only five remain.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Poachers kill one of the world's largest elephants in Kenya - Telegraph
Poachers hack the face and tusks off Satao, one of Kenya's most famous elephants, as conservationists warn elephant poaching
