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Habitat Loss and Climate Change Drive the Decline in North America Bird Populations

According to recent data, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four birds since 1970. Experts say this bird loss will continue to grow unless changes are made in our daily lives.

30 Jan 2024

Model Reveals How Microplastics May Bioaccumulate in the Galápagos Islands Food Web

Modeling shows how microplastics may bioaccumulate in the Galapagos Islands food web, with Galapagos penguins most affected, according to a study published January 24, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

25 Jan 2024

The Surprising Link to Global Carbon Pollution Revealed

Scientists have discovered a hitherto unrecognized source of atmospheric carbon emissions: bottom trawling. Their findings were published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

22 Jan 2024

Mediterranean Ecosystems at Risk From Invasive Plant Seed Banks

Some invasive plants can form persistent banks of seeds that remain under the soil for years, and this makes their eradication practically impossible.

16 Jan 2024

New Study Reveals the Surprising Role of Microbes in Coral Survivability

For the first time, scientists have identified a single-celled bacteria that can protect corals from ocean warming-related disasters like bleaching.

12 Jan 2024

Mixed Forests Better Equipped to Handle Tsunami Waves, Study Shows

Coastal forests in Japan had predominantly been afforested with black pine (Pinus thunbergii), a shade-tolerant tree species that can withstand dry land ecosystems and harsh coastal environments.

8 Jan 2024

Overview of World’s Biological Conservation Issues in 2024

The Cambridge Conservation Initiative has been organizing an annual horizon scan since 2009.

19 Dec 2023

Study Shows How Deforestation Is Reshaping the Amazon Rainforest

Using laser scanning, researchers at the University of Helsinki have mapped out how the fragmentation of forests affects tree shape in the rainforests of Brazil.

15 Dec 2023

Unmasking the Carbon Cost of Beef Farming

Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch cattle to grain-based diets partway through their lives.

14 Dec 2023

Carbon Emissions of Different Transportation Within a Unified Evaluation Framework

Third-largest contribution to carbon emissions worldwide is transportation. It is critical that nations everywhere take immediate action to address this situation.

13 Dec 2023