Close to Shore, Humpbacks Are Far From Safe
With the help of new technology, researchers are capturing the details of humpback whale behavior on their North Atlantic feeding grounds.
Weighing Best Ways to Fight Beach Erosion
Every summer, thousands of people flock to the coasts to hear the soothing sound of lapping waves. But Gerrard Stoddard has witnessed the destructive side of water’s perpetual motion against the shore.
Climate Change Shaped Ancient Burial Rituals
A relatively wet climatic period may have triggered the development 7000 years ago of complex culture in hunter-gatherer communities along the Atacama coastline. Researchers posit that cultural innovations, including the cult of mummification, were spurred by environmental change.
Crackdown Planned On Illegal River Sand Mining, China
To regulate the river sand market, the Guangdong provincial government has launched a large-scale crackdown on illicit river sand mining gangs.
Brazil’s Atlantic coastal forests lose key species
Mammal extinctions in Brazil’s Atlantic forests are occurring at least twice as fast as estimates suggested, according to the latest survey of the region.
Oceans Suffering From Sea Sickness: Ocean Health Index Unveiled
Humans undoubtedly have substantial negative impacts on the ocean, and index scores are negatively correlated with coastal human population.
Green Protests On The Rise In China
For years, people in China have accepted murky air, tainted waters and scarred landscapes as the unavoidable price of the country’s meteoric economic growth. But public dissent over environmental issues has been growing steadily.
Should We Put a Price On Nature If We Are Going To Save It?
For decades campaigners have fought for the protection of nature for its own sake, and while there has been notable progress, the overall trends have not been encouraging. It seems that the moral argument has gained insufficient traction, and that in the absence of new frames continuing population and economic growth will cause more damage.
Blameworthy Firm Pledges Help to Clear Hong Kong Plastic Spill
Chinese petrochemical giant Sinopec promised to help clean up a big spill of tiny plastic pellets in Hong Kong waters which have washed onto many beaches and begun killing fish in fish farms.