Dissolving Depths
Increased carbon emissions are acidifying oceans, weakening the shells of plankton and marine life, threatening ecosystems.
Nature
The Butterfly’s Gaze
Scientists have created a camera inspired by butterfly vision that detects ultraviolet light with 99% accuracy, enhancing diagnostics for cancer detection.
Soiled Stowaways
Overseas shipping containers may introduce harmful organisms to local environments, potentially causing huge risks to biosecurity protection.
Flukes and Floats
Reducing fishing gear more effectively prevents humpback whale entanglements in California’s Dungeness crab industry compared to costly, data-intensive dynamic management strategies, ensuring marine safety and uninterrupted fishing.
Distilling a Galaxy
Supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the galaxy’s chemical distribution.
The Giraffes of Bénoué
The critically endangered Kordofan giraffe in Cameroon faces threats from poaching and habitat loss, with fewer than 300 individuals remaining.
Greening Strips of Change
Satellite data reveals unexpected vegetation trends along the arid Pacific slope of Peru and Chile, shedding light on climate change impacts on these sensitive ecosystems.
Echoes from the Deep
Deep-sea mining tests reveal that such activities can have broader and more significant impacts on marine life than previously assumed.
Feathering Their Nests
Birds globally use human waste in nest-building, a trend that offers some benefits but also poses risks.