Archive for January 2022
What is wishcycling? Two waste experts explain
Tossing something into your recycling bin that can’t be processed does more harm than good.
Read MoreNew official tallies show 2021 was another year of record warming
As the years tick by and Earth continues to warm, scientists will continue to clock record-breaking temperatures on land and sea.
Read MoreRemember Sharpiegate? The White House has a plan to prevent future shenanigans.
Federal task force launches strategy to restore the public’s trust in science.
Read MoreAs Indonesia retakes land from developers, conservation is an afterthought
JAKARTA — Environmental activists have cautiously welcomed the Indonesian government’s move to revoke hundreds of permits for logging, plantations and mines, calling it an opportunity to conserve vast swaths of forest. The affected concessions include Ministry of Environment and Forestry permits for 192 logging, plantation, mining and ecotourism operations, totaling 3.13 million hectares (7.73 million […]
Guinea-Bissau turtle hatchery addresses unusual problem of too many eggs
POILÃO ISLAND, Guinea-Bissau — On a moonlit night in September, hundreds of sea turtles have crawled out of the sea to nest on Poilão Island. A team of turtle monitors from Guinea-Bissau’s National Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP) have dug a large hole of their own in the sand at one end of […]
Wild cat trade: Why the cheetah is not safe just yet (commentary)
A recent article on the Emirati newspaper The National reports that, according to conservationists, “The increased enforcement by Somaliland in the Gulf [of Aden] and along known smuggling routes, plus the increased community awareness for poaching as a crime has led to a major decline in cub trafficking.” While this is a positive outlook, and all […]
As its end looms, Cerrado tracker records 6-year deforestation high
Under threat since 2020, the 20-year satellite monitoring program for deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, a global biodiversity hotspot, may end in April due to lack of funding. “Part of the monitoring team has already been dismissed,” Cláudio Almeida, coordinator of monitoring programs for the Cerrado, Amazon and other biomes at the National Institute of […]
Everest-Area Plant Life Spreads
Increasing vegetation in the Himalaya may have implications for water supplies.
Read MoreMedia Invited to see NASA Mega Moon Rocket Roll Out for First Time
For a limited time, NASA has reopened media registration to capture images and video of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolling out for the first time.
Read MoreNASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2021 Annual Report
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2021 annual report Tuesday examining the agency’s safety performance over the past year and highlighting accomplishments, issues, and concerns.
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