Extinction Cruise

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN May 8, 2019 Dig deeper

Island Leader’s Plea From the Deep: Save the Oceans

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2019 In the first live underwater speech from a submersible, the Seychelles president calls for protecting the "beating blue heart of our planet." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Are Robbing Other Species of Space

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 12, 2019 As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Web of Life Is Unraveling

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 3, 2019 Biodiversity is on the decline. That includes the natural ecosystems that directly and indirectly manage the catering for humanity’s dinner table. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports See Lonelier Planet With Fewer Plants, Animals

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 Scientists meeting in Colombia report on how animals and plants are doing in four regions—the Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Their conclusion: Not well. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Using Aerosols as Planetary ‘Sunscreen’ Would Be Huge Risk

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 31, 2018 Research indicates that if such a remedial action worked and then was stopped, global warming would resume at up to 10 times the speed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Offshore Wind Farms Worry Fishing Industry

Philip Marcelo / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2017 Commercial fishers dread the possibility of navigating among marine turbines, as well as possible environmental effects and restrictions on their way of life. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Map Reveals How Roads Devastate Nature

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 18, 2017 Scientists call for urgent protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Human Population Growth Continues to Threaten Biodiversity

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Aug 26, 2016 Scientists find that impacts of population growth on the planet’s biodiversity aren’t generally as bad as has been feared -- but are intensifying rapidly in species-rich areas.Scientists find that impacts of population growth on the planet’s biodiversity aren’t generally as bad as has been feared—but are intensifying rapidly in species-rich areas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Effort to Restore Tropical Forests Gets a Massive Cutting Edge

By Richard Sadler / Climate News Network Aug 1, 2016 Degraded tropical forests throughout the world could be effectively restored by using a simple and inexpensive technique to speed up natural regeneration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humanity Is Playing High-Risk Ecological Roulette

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 20, 2016 Analysis of millions of records by thousands of scientists across the world shows that human impacts have helped push the planet’s vital biodiversity into the danger zone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Forest Destruction Can Be Cut by Half

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 30, 2015 A new study shows that political will is all that is needed to stop the chainsaws and bulldozers that are destroying tropical forests and contributing to global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )