Buzzing Electricity
Aerial insects carry an electric charge, with some insects, such as honeybees having a similar effect on atmospheric electricity as weather events.
Nature
Washed into Dust
The Salton Sea, California’s most polluted inland lake, is turning into toxic dust caused by a decline in Colorado River flow.
Fruitful Gifts from Busy Bees
Planting hedges and flower strips in orchards helps to support wild bee communities, thereby improving pollination.
Water Stress
Five years after the onset of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, there is a prevalence of depression and post traumatic stress disorder amongst its residents.
Bottlenose Alliance
Dolphins have been found to form the largest alliance network outside of humans.
Tracing a Plague of Rabbits
DNA profiling has been used to show that the invasion of rabbits across Australia in the 1800s was likely triggered by a single introduction event.
Draining the Water Tower
Climate change will likely lead to irreversible declines in freshwater storage in the Tibetan Plateau by the middle of this century, impacting the supply freshwater for nearly two billion people.
Smoke in the Mountains
Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed.
Pollutants on the Storm
After Hurricane Harvey, flooding damage to oil refineries, chemical plants, and Superfund sites meant that residents in the Houston metropolitan area were exposed to increased levels of chemical pollutants, including pesticides, flame retardants, and other harmful industrial compounds.
Changing Sounds of the Blues
Underwater nuclear bomb detectors have picked up an increasing flurry of song from pygmy blue whales in the Indian Ocean, indicating numbers of the elusive species have rebounded after it was hunted to near-extinction.