How do rising temperatures harm wild animals?
While people and their beloved pets can take refuge in air conditioned rooms, wild animals can’t summon up soothing streams of cool air at the flick of a switch. You haven’t been imagining the heat; well over 100-million Americans have been subject to dangerous heat...
Climate denialism continues to build while scientists receive threats
Disinformation and conspiracy theory is the order of the day as right-wingers and the media encourage distrust of climate science. In September, 29 of the world’s prominent scientists published a paper in the journal Science Advances showing conclusively that given...
Scientists could help marine reserves adjust to rising temperatures
Marine reserves are currently not equipped to deal with the impact of the changing planet and rising temperatures, but scientists might know a way to save them. The Pacific waters that hug the coastlines of California and Mexico’s Baja California peninsula teem with...
How animal agriculture is destroying the planet
Animal agriculture is often blamed for climate change, biodiversity loss, competition for food resources, and water scarcity. But do you understand the link? Meat production is often blamed for climate change, biodiversity loss, competition for food resources, and...
Environmental disaster has collapsed civilisations in the past
Ever wonder if there’s a link between environmental disaster and the the collapse of some historical civilisations? Here’s what happened. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination is still strong, as evidenced...
