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The ocean is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the surface of the Earth, February 21, 2021.

Popular Science: Microbial life may be pervasive everywhere beneath Earth’s surface under conditions long thought to be inhospitable, if not fatal. DepositPhotos This article was originally featured on MIT Press...

This Is What "Proves" The Earth Is Flat, According To Conspiracy Theorists

Behold one of the more detailed images of Earth. This Blue Marble Earth montage—created from photographs taken by the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite—shows many stunning details of our home planet.

IFL Science: The flat-Earthers often clog my notification feed on Twitter, occasionally endorsed by a minor celebrity hoping for some headlines and accusing us of not taking their evidence that the Earth is flat...

Earth Day to raise public’s plastic awareness

Ocean pollution is a complex mixture made up of mercury, plastic waste, manufactured chemicals, petroleum wastes, agricultural runoff, and biological threats, like harmful algal blooms, April 3, 2019.

Gulf Today: Dr Amna Al Dahak. Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Dr. Amna Bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, emphasised Earth Day’s importance as a key platform for raising...

Could some species dying on Earth be saved in outer space?

photo: Public Domain / United States Agency for International Development

Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat

photo: Creative Commons / Bernard DUPONT

An Easy Trick Can Boost Butterfly Numbers In Your Garden By Up To 93 Percent

photo: AP / Petr David Josek

Brazil faces Indigenous resistance over plans to drill for oil in Amazon rainforest

photo: Creative Commons / Jorge.kike.medina

Blacklisted: Sasol one of the world’s worst Co2 emitters

photo: Creative Commons / Jo Schmaltz http://flickr.com/photos/23766028@N00

Congratulations sent to chair of All-Belarusian People's Assembly
Vietnam News 2024-04-25

A message of congratulations was sent to Belarusian...

Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Daily Press 2024-04-25

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious...

Environment groups accuse MasterChef of greenwashing after gas sponsorship deals unveiled
The Guardian 2024-04-25

Channel Ten show’s planned use of biomethane and hydrogen in cooking challenges ‘completely out of sync’ with changing attitudes, critics say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Environmentalists have accused the hit reality TV show MasterChef Australia of...

Tanya Plibersek rejects claims renewable projects are being held up by approval delays
The Guardian 2024-04-25

The environment minister says she is approving windfarms at the fastest rate in history amid industry concerns about an ‘alarming’ slowdown Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Tanya Plibersek has said she is approving windfarms faster than any previous...

Australia’s skilled mechanics shortage forcing insurers to write off electric vehicles after minor accidents
The Guardian 2024-04-25

Lack of parts and outdated laws also contributing to long repair wait times and ballooning premiums Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Electric vehicles are routinely being written off after minor accidents, as a shortage of skilled mechanics and parts, as...

Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds
The Guardian 2024-04-25

World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death-trap” conditions during the recent record flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a study has found. Scientists...

Environmental groups keep pressure on U.S. Forest Service
Mountain Xpress 2024-04-25

Asheville-based nonprofit MountainTrue and others await responses from the U.S. Forest Service after filing a flurry of legal actions against the federal agency over its Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan. The latest lawsuit, submitted April 18, alleges that logging proposals in the forest plan could put...

Local author inspires wildlife conservation through new children’s book
The Daily Democrat 2024-04-25

“See You Later, Alligator” book cover. (Courtesy) Local author Rachael Freeman Long will hold a book launch celebration and signing event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at The Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore at 1059 Court St. STE 109 in Woodland. Her book, “See You Later, Alligator,” shares...

This Wildlife Photography Farm Is Abusing and Exploiting Exotic Animals and Getting Away With It
The Petition Site 2024-04-25

Amid the scenic beauty of Montana, a dark secret lurks within Triple D Wildlife, a photography game farm. While the organization has a positive reputation for "authentic" wildlife photography experiences, it seems that countless animals have suffered from animal cruelty and neglect....

SpIN to celebrate 25 years with a walk and award
Addison County Independent 2024-04-25

RIPTON — At its annual meeting on Sunday, May 12, the Spirit In Nature Interfaith Paths will celebrate a milestone: the 25th Anniversary of the founding of SpIN. This year’s meeting, which will take place at the Ripton Community House from 2 to 4 p.m., will feature the presentation of this year’s...

Celebrate Children Day at Wildlife Safari on Saturday
The Roseburg News-Review 2024-04-25

WINSTON — Roseburg's Family Development Center will be hosting its 18th annual Celebrate Children event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Wildlife Safari . ......