Archive for October 2023
Forest Clearing Slows in the Amazon, but Wildfires Are on the Rise
The last year has seen a dramatic drop in forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon, but a concurrent rise in wildfires threatens to wipe out these gains, scientists warn.
Read MoreWildcats Restored to Scottish Highlands
Conservationists have released 19 young wildcats into the Scottish Highlands as part of an effort to bring the cherished animal back from the edge of extinction.
Read MoreThe Planet’s Big Blue Machine: Why the Ocean Engine Matters
The ocean is an enormous engine, turning heat energy into motion, says physicist Helen Czerski. But human activity is threatening that machine — depriving the seas of oxygen, increasing stratification, and potentially changing the currents that influence global weather.
Read MoreFarm in Kenya First to Produce Fossil-Free Fertilizer On Site
The Kenya Nut Company, near Nairobi, will be the first farm in the world to produce fertilizer, on site, that’s free of fossil fuels.
Read MoreMutual Healing: Lessons Learned from an Orphaned Owl
Ecologist Carl Safina took in an orphaned owl and planned to care for it until it was ready live on its own in the wild. As the Covid pandemic settled in, he found his deepening connection with the owl, nicknamed Alfie, provided solace through an isolating, disorienting time.
Read MoreIn a Hotter Climate, These Trees Could Make Air Pollution Worse
As temperatures rise, warmer weather will spur some trees to release a chemical known to worsen air quality, a new study finds.
Read MoreTo Restore the Giant Tortoise, a Galapagos Island Takes Aim at Invasive Rodents
After more than a decade of intensive planning and research, an extensive campaign to eradicate invasive species on a Galapagos island got underway this week.
Read MoreWorld owes it to Tanzania to keep Eastern Arc forests standing, study shows
Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains, home to nearly 5,000 different plant species and dozens of amphibians unique to each isolated massif, provide the world with ecosystem services worth more than $8 billion, a group of international scientists says. But the challenge lies in translating more of the value of intact forest landscape there into benefits for […]
Astronaut Loral O’Hara boards a T-38 trainer jet
jsc2023e014639 (March 10, 2023) — NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, before beginning her mission to the International Space Station. NASA
Read MoreAstronaut Loral O’Hara boards a T-38 trainer jet
jsc2023e014640 (March 10, 2023) — NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, before beginning her mission to the International Space Station. NASA
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