Wildlife extinction rates hugely over-reported
Calculating species extinction rates is a tricky business at the best of times, but a new research paper in Nature…
Deforestation goes into hyperdrive with rising gold price
Deforestation around the Amazon River in Peru has increased six-fold in recent years as miners, driven by record gold prices,…
Naked chicks baffle penguin boffins
Large numbers of young penguins in colonies around the Atlantic are suffering what is known as feather-loss disorder and scientists…
The Pill not to blame for estrogen in drinking water
The American Chemical Society says there is a widespread public misconception about the estrogen-related hormones detected in drinking water supplies.…
Blue-green algae affecting reproductive health
Algal blooms that occur in rivers and waterways have been found to produce a previously unrecognized estrogen-like compound that adversely…
Report warns of possible disappearance of wild oysters
A comprehensive new survey that compared the past and present condition of oyster reefs around the globe has found that…
Size of oceanic plastic patch “grossly exaggerated”
There’s a significant amount of plastic trash floating in the northern Pacific Ocean, but claims that the “Great Garbage Patch”…