Climate Change Shaped Ancient Burial Rituals
A relatively wet climatic period may have triggered the development 7000 years ago of complex culture in hunter-gatherer communities along the Atacama coastline. Researchers posit that cultural innovations, including the cult of mummification, were spurred by environmental change.
Warm water shark runs aground on English channel coastline
Specialists were surprised after a sand tiger shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters.
Belo Monte Dam Construction Halted By Brazilian Court
Opponents of the world’s biggest new hydroelectric project, the Belo Monte dam in Brazil, notched up a rare victory this week, when a federal appeals court ordered construction to be suspended until indigenous groups are properly consulted about the project.
Brazil’s Atlantic coastal forests lose key species
Mammal extinctions in Brazil’s Atlantic forests are occurring at least twice as fast as estimates suggested, according to the latest survey of the region.
Oceans Suffering From Sea Sickness: Ocean Health Index Unveiled
Humans undoubtedly have substantial negative impacts on the ocean, and index scores are negatively correlated with coastal human population.
Green Protests On The Rise In China
For years, people in China have accepted murky air, tainted waters and scarred landscapes as the unavoidable price of the country’s meteoric economic growth. But public dissent over environmental issues has been growing steadily.
Should We Put a Price On Nature If We Are Going To Save It?
For decades campaigners have fought for the protection of nature for its own sake, and while there has been notable progress, the overall trends have not been encouraging. It seems that the moral argument has gained insufficient traction, and that in the absence of new frames continuing population and economic growth will cause more damage.
Is This Our Future? Manila
Try and imagine what it would be like to wake up one day, look outside the window and discover that your home has disappeared…
July 2012 In US Was Hottest Ever In History Books
This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.