Environment

Areas of the Amazon forest with higher concentration of soil pyrogenic carbon, a material produced by the burning of vegetation centuries or millennia ago,...

As scientists and the Chinese government ramp up efforts to protect the critically endangered Hainan gibbon, technology is playing an important part in helping...

Annual peatland fires in Indonesia affect ecology, air quality, nutrient distribution of the soil, and human health.A modeling study finds that under current climate...

SPARK Ferndale scholars clean-up Emma Park In an effort to serve its community better, SPARK Ferndale scholars, staff and 94 families gathered at Emma Park...

New research found that most Australian shallow reef species, including fish, corals, seaweeds and invertebrates, experienced population declines over a decade, mainly in response...

David Gadsden, a geographer with more than two decades of experience applying geospatial technology to address complex humanitarian and conservation challenges, argues that the...

According to a Kenyan government report, fish farmers in sections of Lake Victoria lost more than 900 million Kenyan shillings ($7.2 million) in massive...

Satellite data and imagery show the expansion of large agricultural fields whittling away at already-fragmented tracts of primary forest in eastern Paraguay's Pindo’I Indigenous...

Along with power lines and railways, roads cut through the landscape everywhere, disrupting ecosystems. About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be...

Evidence supports negative impacts of wind farm developments on this critical habitat, scientists say. Blanket bogs are a rare type of peatland usually lying in...

“Messaging that emphasizes connection to one another and the environment has a lot of potential,” says Dr. Jessica Eise on spiritual values. Spirituality may prove...

Only 0.001% of the global population were exposed to exposure lower than the recommended limit. Air pollution is not only insidious but also ubiquitous and...