Factors in ‘alarming rate’ of cold-stranded sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay
A recent study looked into what variables are most important in predicting the number of cold-stunning and stranding events among juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay.
Mussels lose grip when exposed to microplastics – study
Researchers say effects will be felt beyond molluscs as reefs shelter other marine life
Extreme weather and geopolitics major drivers of increasing ‘food shocks’
The research, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, identified 226 food production shocks across 134 nations over the 53-year period, noting an increasing frequency of shocks across all sectors on a global scale.
5 billion Dubai megaresort rises from The World
Four kilometers off the Dubai coastline lies Europe. Or a version of it, at least. Comprising six man-made islands styled after a mix of European countries and cities, when completed this $5 billion megaproject will be able to accommodate 16,000 tourists in the height of travel luxury.
The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife
Activists fight to stop construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, which endangers an ecosystem that is one of the most important bird habitats in the western hemisphere.
Why more female penguins are washing up dead in South America
Every year, thousands of penguins become stranded on South America’s coast – with females three times more likely to wash up dead or injured than males.
Seagrass saves beaches and money
Seagrass beds are so effective in protecting tropical beaches from erosion, that they can reduce the need for regular, expensive beach nourishments that are used now. Biologists and engineers from the Netherlands and Mexico describe experiments and field observations around the Caribbean Sea.
‘It’s warm water now’: climate change strands sea turtles on Cape Cod shores
At the New England Aquarium’s sea turtle hospital in a repurposed shipyard building south of Boston, the casualties of climate change swim in tanks as they recover after being pulled stunned from the beach.
Japan confirms it will quit IWC to resume commercial whaling
Japan is facing international condemnation after confirming it will resuming commercial whaling for the first time in more than 30 years.