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Belize Barrier Reef gets UNESCO upgrade

UNESCO has announced...
Second oil company exits Arctic amid fierce Indigenous opposition, energy squeeze

Second oil company exits Arctic amid fierce Indigenous opposition, energy squeeze

Knik Arm Services is the second oil company to cancel its oil and gas lease for a tract of land in the largest wildlife...
Sri Lanka eyes major compensation case over X-Press Pearl sinking

Sri Lanka eyes major compensation case over X-Press Pearl sinking

Sri Lanka has received $2.5 million in the third interim payment for the sinking of the X-Press Pearl cargo ship in June 2021, giving...
An oceanic gap in our climate understanding

An oceanic gap in our climate understanding

Comprehending the workings of western boundary ocean currents, like those of the Agulhas Current off the South African coast, may hold a key to...
A new method assesses health of Chile’s headwaters, and it’s not good news

A new method assesses health of Chile’s headwaters, and it’s not...

Headwaters are vital to ecosystem health and have been difficult to study, but now a group of researchers has developed a new method that...
Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor marooned

Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor marooned

Lakes in Phnom Penh are fast being filled in and parceled off as prime real estate to wealthy and politically connected individuals.Families who have...
Extreme weather events pose a threat to our skin

Extreme weather events pose a threat to our skin

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent worldwide as the climate changes and we are beginning to feel it right on our skin. Researchers who...