Are We In the Midst of a Silent Mass Extinction?
Are We In the Midst of a Silent Mass Extinction?
A new modeling technique aims to help scientists and policymakers detect declines in genetic diversity based on habitat loss.
A new modeling technique aims to help scientists and policymakers detect declines in genetic diversity based on habitat loss.
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Global Temperatures to Top Paris Agreement Limit by 2060: Report
Annie Melchor | Aug 9, 2021 | 3 min read
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says some changes are already irreversible, and warns of even more dire ramifications if global carbon emissions aren’t reduced immediately.
Image of the Day: Climate Strike
Emily Makowski | Sep 20, 2019 | 1 min read
Environmental activists of all ages took to the streets in cities across the globe.
Blue Rush: One Company Leads the Race to Own Marine Genetic Sequences
Ruth Williams | Jun 6, 2018 | 3 min read
Almost half of all patents relating to the genes of marine organisms belong to one large international corporation, BASF, a new study reveals.
Diphtheria Outbreak Worsens Amid Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Jim Daley | Jan 16, 2018 | 1 min read
More than 8 million people are on the brink of starvation, according to aid agencies.
U.S. Withdraws from UNESCO
Catherine Offord | Oct 12, 2017 | 2 min read
The decision to leave the United Nations’ educational, scientific, and cultural agency was spurred by what American officials say is the organization’s anti-Israel bias and lack of commitment to reform.
Understanding Global Migration
Tracy Vence | Nov 4, 2015 | 2 min read
World Science Forum panelists discuss how scientists can better decipher the factors that drive global migration in order to affect policy change.
The Year in Pathogens
Molly Sharlach | Dec 28, 2014 | 4 min read
Ebola, MERS, and enterovirus D68; polio eradication efforts; new regulations on potentially dangerous research
Ebola Outbreak Threatens World Security
Jef Akst | Sep 22, 2014 | 1 min read
The United Nations Security Council declares the situation in West Africa a “threat to international peace and security” and calls for even more resources to fight the spread of the Ebola virus.
UN Calls for $600M in Aid to Stop Ebola
Tracy Vence | Sep 4, 2014 | 2 min read
The United Nations and medical organizations request additional international action on Ebola as the pace of the ongoing epidemic accelerates.
UN Report Highlights Impacts of Climate Change
Bob Grant | Apr 1, 2014 | 2 min read
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest document discusses the dangers of a warming world, but also indicates opportunities for adaptation to the sweeping changes to come.