A Lungful of Flying Lead
Children living near a small airport in Santa Clara County, California have been found to have concerning levels of the poisonous metal lead in their blood.
Environment
Sunburnt Algae
Climate change threatens endangered marimo algae balls with extinction through deadly sunburn.
Deep-sea Soot
Up to one a half million tonnes of carbon, soot, and other particles from combustion end up in deep-sea trenches every year.
A Lethal Climate
For the first time, hotter days brought about by climate change have been linked to an increased risk of shootings in the United States.
Breathing Plastic
In Auckland, 74 metric tonnes of microplastics are dropping out of the atmosphere onto the city every year, the equivalent of more than 3 million plastic bottles falling from the sky.
Risky Resilience
In the Western United States, an increase in forest resilience has been linked with a higher mortality risk for trees.
Binding the Coast
Seagrass can reduce cliff erosion by up to 70% thanks to its root mats binding the sand.
Caring Corals
Corals resistant to disease can help protect more vulnerable corals. Raising corals with diverse genotypes builds resilience amid disease and climate changes in reefs.
Rays of Hope
Despite the global decline in manta rays because of over fishing over the past 50 years, reef manta rays in Indonesia have been recovering and thriving, mostly due to long-term conservation and management measures in the region.
Woody Infestation
Vines and climbing plants are more likely to infest smaller trees in Southeast Asian forests, with significant implications for global carbon storage and climate change.