ecosystem
Loss of species biodiversity near melting Antarctic glaciers
Posted in Featured, Science on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Over the past five decades, temperatures have risen nearly five times as rapidly on the western Antarctic Peninsula than the global average.
Earth faces sixth great extinction
Posted in Featured, Science on 15th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened.
Agreement reached on deep sea mining
Posted in Business on 26th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
The project will extract ores of copper, gold and other valuable metals from a depth of 1,500m.
Deep-sea mining 'must responsibly respect ecosystems'
Posted in Science on 19th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists have made an impassioned plea for humanity to pause and think before making a headlong rush to exploit the deep sea.
Is a constructive conservation the last chance for biodiversity?
Posted in Science on 16th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
A pragmatic approach to saving what can be saved.