Reports and Studies
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The world’s most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it’s an endangered species
US officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin – a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales – under the Endangered…
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Study Finds Planetary Waves Linked to Wild Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950
Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years,…
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‘The sea is like a minefield’: The web of illegal fish traps in Italy’s Mediterranean
Off the coast of Sicily, Sea Shepherd and its volunteers are hunting down illegal fish traps and working with Italian…
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Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent ‘ecological disaster’
The Indian Coast Guard is trying to tow a burning Singapore-flagged cargo ship away from the coast of Kerala in the Arabian…
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Oceans cannot become ‘wild west’, warns UN chief
Unregulated mining in the deep sea should not be allowed to go ahead, the head of the United Nations has…
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Schoolchildren swept away as heavy floods and snow hit South Africa
A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape…
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Cities around the world are sinking at ‘worrying speed’
Twenty-two years ago, when Erna stood outside her house, “the windows were as high as my chest”. Now they’re knee-height.…
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How warming seas are altering our underwater world
Beneath the surface of the ocean is a world filled with a vast array of fauna and flora but scientists…
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‘Record-breaking’ corncrake count on Rathlin Island
The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a “record-breaking” milestone.…
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How electric scooters are driving China’s salt battery push
The country is racing ahead of the rest of the world in bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass market. This…
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