Category: #ThePlanet

Lightning or poisoning cited as possible causes of deaths in protected area in Assam state Authorities are trying to establish how 18 wild Asiatic elephants…

For years, paleontologists and paleobotanists have spent time on Wyoming’s Hanna Formation, a 58-million-year-old zone of rock in the southern part of the state that…

Consumers can no longer buy Tesla vehicles with bitcoin, CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter Wednesday. What he’s saying: Musk cited the environmental concerns associated…

A group of conservation scientists say it’s time for the return of an American classic: the jaguar. They argue that jaguars can and should be…

Nearly 59m hectares of forests have regrown since 2000, showing that regeneration in some places is paying off An area of forest the size of…

Majority of counties now under emergency declaration as California faces extensive dry spell and dwindling water supply California has expanded a drought emergency declaration to…

Recycling is one of the easiest and most productive ways that you can help make the planet a better place. While it may feel overwhelming…

A group of goats is being used to create a firebreak at The Ronald Reagan Presidential… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/552212-goats-employed-to-protect-reagan-library-from-wildfires Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…

Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-56985594 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

The world runs a growing risk of triggering accelerating and potentially unstoppable sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet if greenhouse gas emissions are…

The U.S. military is tracking an enormous piece of Chinese space debris which is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere sometime around May 8, according…

Guardian investigation finds carbon credits generated by forest protection schemes are based on flawed system What is carbon offsetting and how does it work? The…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe may be focused on the Sun, but that doesn’t mean the space agency’s scientists are going to give up on an…

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday morning floated draft regulations to sharply phase down planet-warming gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration over the next 15…

Look out world—the ice sheet is coming. New research says that the total collapse of a crucial ice sheet in Antarctica could mean that sea…

Tens of thousands of male mosquitoes are descending on the Florida Keys. But these are no ordinary mosquitoes: They’re genetically modified, and they were planted…

The animal bones were discovered during the construction of a pool and are between 6,000 and 14,000 years old. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/ice-age-era-bones-found-las-vegas-backyard-n1265923 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…

Study finds more relatively warm water is reaching Thwaites glacier than was previously understood An Antarctic glacier larger than the UK is at risk of…

Much-hated insects are voracious predators of pests, produce powerful antibiotics and pollinate plants For those who have asked what the point of wasps is, there…

The Awa, who have been called “the most threatened tribe on earth”, face fresh challenges in Brazil. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56847952 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…

Researchers have published a new study that found the continental crust on Earth emerged 500 million years earlier than previously believed. According to the team,…

Exclusive: loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water or 10m Wembley Stadiums Visualised: glaciers then and now A tenth of the…