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Study Summarizes Information on Tiny Snails in Eastern Sector of the Arctic

Shell-bearing microgastropods are snails whose size is less than five millimetres. They represent one of the least studied groups of metazoan living organisms in the oceans.

20 Jul 2020

Research Shows Extensive Human Use of Antarctica in the Last 200 Years

Antarctica is considered one of the Earth's largest, most pristine remaining wildernesses. Yet since its formal discovery 200 years ago, the continent has seen accelerating and potentially impactful human activity.

17 Jul 2020

PMI Launches “Our World Is Not an Ashtray” Initiative and Aims to Halve Plastic Litter from Products by 2025

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) today launched “Our World Is Not an Ashtray,” a new global initiative to raise awareness and drive a long-term change in behavior and attitudes around cigarette butt littering.

17 Jul 2020

Renewable Energy Transition Makes Dollars And Sense

Making the transition to a renewable energy future will have environmental and long-term economic benefits and is possible in terms of energy return on energy invested, UNSW Sydney researchers have found.

16 Jul 2020

Spread of Non-Native Species has Negative Consequences on Ecology

An increase of 20 to 30 per cent of invasive non-native (alien) species would lead to dramatic future biodiversity loss worldwide. This is the conclusion of a study by an international team of researchers led by Franz Essl and Bernd Lenzner from the University of Vienna. It has been published in the journal Global Change Biology.

15 Jul 2020

Changing Landscapes Threaten Habitat of Endangered Bird Species in Europe

A new study warns that the last remaining habitat for several endangered bird species in Europe could reduce by up to 50 per cent in the next century as farmers convert land to more profitable crops and meet increased demand for products such as olive oil and wine.

10 Jul 2020