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Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds

Loss of bees causes shortage of key food crops, study finds

Hannah Steiner . July 30, 2020

A lack of bees in agricultural areas is limiting the supply of some food crops, a new US-based study has....

Soaring methane emissions threaten to put climate change goals out of reach

Soaring methane emissions threaten to put climate change goals out of reach

Liang Lan . July 22, 2020

Global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have soared over the past decade, according to two new studies that....

Earth’s Annual E-Waste To Surge To Over 75 Million Metric Tons By 2030

Earth’s Annual E-Waste To Surge To Over 75 Million Metric Tons By 2030

Karabo Meyer . July 13, 2020

An article in ScienceNews revealed that in 2014, the world collectively threw away an astounding 44.4 million metric tons of....

Coalition announces $190m plan to divert 10m tonnes of waste from landfill

Coalition announces $190m plan to divert 10m tonnes of waste from landfill

. July 06, 2020

Government hopes to generate $600m in investment and states and territories must match federal contribution to receive funding

Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off

Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off

Hannah Steiner . July 02, 2020

Botswana’s government is yet to test the remains of the dead animals in what has been described as a ‘conservation....

Deep-sea mining may damage underwater ecosystems for decades

Deep-sea mining may damage underwater ecosystems for decades

Karabo Meyer . July 02, 2020

Microbes disturbed by a seafloor experiment 26 years ago still haven’t recovered

Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

Hannah Steiner . May 20, 2020

Climate change can still be tackled – but only if people are willing to embrace major shifts in the way....

Brazil launches military operations to protect Amazon rainforest

Brazil launches military operations to protect Amazon rainforest

Liang Lan . May 12, 2020

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged 55% in the first four months of the year compared with the same period of....