A study investigated how protecting different areas of the ocean could preserve biodiversity, increase food production, and reduce carbon emissions. It used an algorithm to determine which areas would bring…
Another fascinating signal on non-human life intelligence. “The ability to delay gratification demonstrates cognitive abilities such as future planning” imagine including beyond human intelligence in futures planning!
Researchers from the MIT Self-Assembly Lab in collaboration with Invena, an organisation from the Maldives, are trialling submersible structures to promote growth of beaches and islands. The large sand-filled bladders…
A new study in Nature emphasizes the impact of increased coral bleaching events and how it’s affecting the reproduction cycle by giving the coral little recovery time. The research focuses on coral recruitment…
A recent report shows that more than 7% of the world’s oceans and 15% of the land now have protected status, taking us closer to the goal of creating nature…
The Ocean CleanUp, a foundation developing technologies to tackle ocean plastic pollution, has launched a 600 meter-long floating barrier to tackle ocean plastic. The structure, powered by currents, waves and…
Global Fishing Watch, a website open to anyone with an internet connection, is being used to track movements of fishing fleets on the high seas. Google launched the website in…
A Harvard University study published in the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores evidence for a ‘Hothouse Earth’ scenario, in which self-reinforcing geophysical and biosphere feedbacks push global warming…
Red Lobster, one of America’s largest seafood brands, has partnered with the Seafood Watch program at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium to promote sustainable fishing. Red Lobster plans to use the…
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has called for the formation of a coalition between the Dutch Government and countries in the North-West of Europe, in order to introduce a higher…
Millions of tourists visit Hawaii each year. To protect their skin from the sun’s damaging rays, visitors routinely apply chemical sprays and lotions. However, they are also unknowingly damaging fragile…
An invasive species of crayfish (also known as Marmorkrebs or Procambarus virginalis) is spreading rapidly throughout Europe, and threatening endemic wild species as a result, due to its ability to clone…
