
Wildfire smoke is more harmful than car exhaust emissions
New research published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that pollution caused by wildfires is...

San Diego Zoo apes get experimental, animal-only COVID-19 vaccine
In California, like other states, officials have come up with a priority list of COVID-19 vaccination recipients:...

Glowing sharks found near New Zealand
Scientists have found three glow-in-the-dark sharks off the coast of New Zealand. The kitefin shark, blackbelly...

13 more endemic species in Australia are confirmed extinct
An updated list released by the Australian government has confirmed the extinction of 13 endemic species. Among...

Climate change spells trouble for baby tree swallows
As climate change worsens, spring temperatures come earlier in the year, cueing tree swallows to build their nests...

Volvo is going fully electric by 2030
This was a big week for Volvo, which made two bold and forward-looking announcements and debuted the C40 Recharge....

Monarch butterfly population declines due to climate change and logging
A new report by the World Wildlife Fund in association with the government of Mexico shows that there...

Yara invests in green ammonia for renewable energy
One of the world’s biggest ammonia producers in the world is preparing to ramp up its so-called “green ammonia”...

Are Florida manatees starving to death?
Manatee mortality in Florida has shot up this year, with 358 recorded deaths in January and February....

USPS cuts emissions with new delivery vehicle fleet
The United States Postal Service announced last week that it was awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to update...

Facebook Marketplace fuels illegal sales of land in the Amazon rainforest
Large parcels of land in the Amazon rainforest are being sold illegally on Facebook. According to a recent investigation...

Stranded at sea: 2000 cattle face culling by Spanish government
Several sailors are stranded outside the shores of Spain, fearing for the lives of hundreds of cattle aboard their...

Topsoil is disappearing from Midwest farms
Almost one-third of crop-growing land in the upper Midwest is now devoid of its most fertile topsoil, says a controversial...

Seville's plan to turn oranges into electricity
Spanish engineers have updated the old citrus cliché, bringing it into the eco era — when life gives you oranges,...

Mayonnaise is saving sea turtles after an oil spill in Israel
An unlikely hero is emerging in Israel’s fight to save sea turtles from one of the country’s worst ecological...