Satellite data released on August 1 by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed more than 6,800 fires across the Amazon region in July, an increase of 28% compared to last year. And it’s still early – August is generally considered to be the start of the fire …
Read More »Elephant species lost to science since 1968 rediscovered
A small elephant species species that has been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the Horn of Africa, according to new research. The Somali sengi, a monogamous animal similar to porcupines, elephants and manatees, but only a few inches long, has not been observed …
Read More »Every single fish sample tested in this microplastic study was contaminated
Plastics were not made for human consumption, and yet we consume them. Tiny remnants of these synthetic polymers are now leaking into our air, food and water, and preventing them has become an almost impossible blow. A study of five popular seabirds, purchased from a market in Australia, shows just …
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