ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Vibrant Corals off Fiji

Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance it

Corals create potions that fight bacterial attackers, but warming appears to tip the scales against the potions as they battle a bacterium common in coral bleaching, according to a new study. Reef conservation may offer hope: A particular potion, gathered from reefs protected against seaweed overgrowth, proved more robust.
Environmentally Friendly Trends Are Good News for Online Banks

Environmentally Friendly Trends Are Good News for Online Banks

With the renewed push for tackling climate and environmental issues comes an added plus for banks making the switch to online services. By going green, banks are still bringing in the green. By allowing services to be conducted online, it saves a vast amount of resources.
Planting Forest

Planting Forests, Key To Sustainable Living

The complex nature of climate change may bring about challenges on a global scale, but experts believe that planting forests may be the key to sustainability.
The Calving of D28

Antarctica Has Just Shed a Massive Iceberg

A 315 billion-ton iceberg has broken off of Antarctica, the largest in 50 years. (Photo : COPERNICUS DATA/SENTINEL-1/@STEFLHERMITTE)The EU's Sentinel-1 satellite system captured these before and after images.
The Crumbling Ice Sheets of the Earth

The Crumbling Ice Sheets of the Earth

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays down the latest report on the thinning ice sheets of our planet as well as the fast heating of the oceans.

Birds Can Tell Whether Humans Are Good or Bad

Birds, particularly Jackdaws, can tell if a human looking at them is good or bad. Can birds tell if a person looking at them is thinking of doing something bad? A new study says that it is possible for birds, particularly Jackdaws, to warn each other of a sighting of a possibly "bad" human.
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