Hammerhead sharks—fish with pronounced oblong heads and bodies as long as small cars—are unmistakable. Seeing one of these critically endangered animals is a thrill, but seeing nearly a dozen plying the water side by side is worth writing home about.
The growing global recognition of the human right to a clean environment “is up against an even more powerful force in the global economy, a system that is absolutely based on the exploitatio…
A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
Lionfish’s rapid spread across the Mediterranean, including to habitats previously thought to be unsuitable, could have significant ecological impacts.
Startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.
Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say
As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.
Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30.
In the Caribbean, Hammerhead Sharks Return to School (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Hammerhead sharks—fish with pronounced oblong heads and bodies as long as small cars—are unmistakable. Seeing one of these critically endangered animals is a thrill, but seeing nearly a dozen plying the water side by side is worth writing home about.
Outgoing UN Expert Calls for Global Grassroots Movement to Dislodge ‘Diesel Mafia’ (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
The growing global recognition of the human right to a clean environment “is up against an even more powerful force in the global economy, a system that is absolutely based on the exploitatio…
In Bangladesh, olive ridley turtles break 4-year record with 53% increase in eggs (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Bangladesh has seen the highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs this year, a conservationist group says.
Extreme heat forces school closures across Asia, affecting millions of students (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Experts say rising temperatures and the resulting disruptions threaten to widen the learning gaps between developing and developed countries.
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’ (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floods
A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
A Juggernaut Unleashed By Humans Is Grinding Slowly Across The Great Plains, Burying Some Of The Most Threatened Habitat On The Planet Beneath Dense Junipers And Shrubland.
Venomous lionfish are invading the Mediterranean Sea. The rise of these deadly predators has scientists worried (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Lionfish’s rapid spread across the Mediterranean, including to habitats previously thought to be unsuitable, could have significant ecological impacts.
‘Solar-powered vacuum cleaners’: the native plants that could clean toxic soil (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Indigenous groups see hope in the environmentally friendly process of bioremediation. But will cities pay attention?
Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2 (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.
Octopuses could lose eyesight and struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study finds (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say
Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
As the Great Salt Lake in Utah shrinks, locals are working to preserve its critical brine shrimp fishery—along with the other entities that flourish in the lake’s strange, saline beauty.
Eco-friendly agricultural gel replaces toxic pesticides with worms (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
A worm-filled gel has been shown to protect crops from pests, without the use of environmentally-unfriendly pesticides.
Billions in ‘magical’ spending questioned as coral reefs fail around the world (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Climate change has been singled out as the leading cause of bleaching across the world’s coral reefs.
‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their home in threatened habitats
The water has turned a shocking shade of magenta in this Hawaii refuge (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30.