Blind sea lion pup gets a new home at the Shedd
Twenty-month-old Cruz can’t see, so he’ll need to rely on the staff at the Shedd Aquarium to be his eyes. The pup was just introduced at the aquarium this week […]
Twenty-month-old Cruz can’t see, so he’ll need to rely on the staff at the Shedd Aquarium to be his eyes. The pup was just introduced at the aquarium this week […]
According for the National Climate Assessment, we’re in big trouble. Their newest report is out, and we can expect temperatures across the country to rise two to four degrees over […]
It’s no secret that as Americans, we play with our food… genetically, that is. The monster-sized salmon bred by AquAdvantage is apparently okay for us to eat, but there are other […]
The Emperor penguins may need to invest in some sunscreen. West Antarctica is warming up twice as fast as scientists previously thought. Researchers from Ohio State University have been looking […]
Next month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) will meet in Switzerland to discuss mercury pollution and regulation. Researchers at the Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC) are way […]
Politicians, lobbyists and the media’s talking heads can hurl all the “studies” they want at each other; when it comes to global climate change there’s only one group of people […]
We know, otters are super cute and are some of the most entertaining mammals to watch frolic about, but in Illinois they’re creating a bit of a problem. About 20 years ago, […]
The numbers vary according to which study you cite, but the takeaway is typically the same. Cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases, namely methane. It’s a sticky problem to […]
Despite this article’s headline, there is actually some good news here. But first the bad. According to the World Meteorological Organization, greenhouse gas levels in 2011 were the highest ever recorded. While […]
This is a little too Blade Runner-esque for comfort, but it is one way Brazil is fighting extinction of their native species. Throughout Brazil’s richly diverse habitats stretching from the Amazon […]