An einem windigen Frühlingstag führten Wissenschaftler und Naturschützer methodisch Experimente in der Nähe von 15 nordatlantischen Glattwalen durch, die gelegentlich in einer Bucht südlich von Boston auftauchten.
Die Herde aus Erwachsenen und Kälbern macht etwa 4 % der weltweiten Population eines Meeressäugers aus, das nach vielen Jahrzehnten des kommerziellen Walfangs fast vom Planeten verschwunden wäre. Heute gibt es nur noch wenige hundert der Giganten, die bis zu 70 Tonnen wiegen können und sich von kleinen Meeresorganismen ernähren.
Obwohl die Zahl
Sonnenblumen-Seesterne, die von einer „klimabedingten Pandemie“ heimgesucht wurden, spielen eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Aufrechterhaltung des Gleichgewichts der Meeresökosysteme.
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From Asia’s oldest-known stegosaur to frogs smaller than a penny, scientists at the Natural History Museum in London have uncovered 351 new animal and plant species this year.
While these creatures may have already been observed by humans around the world, 2022 saw them being officially named and documented, aiding their protection for future generations.
They were mostly invertebrates – as these make up the majority of the animals on Earth – with hundreds of new species of beetle, moth,
The coral reef, once bustling with more than 5,000 long-spined sea urchins, became a ghost town in a matter of days. White skeletons with dangling spines dotted the reef near the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, the water cloudy from the disintegrating corpses. In just a week last April, half of the urchins, Diadema antillarum, in a section of reef called “Diadema City” had died. In June, only 100 remained.
The mysterious die-off started sweeping across the Caribbean in
Britain has lost almost half of its biodiversity since the Industrial Revolution and more than 400 species over the last 200 years.
Worse still, that is just the beginning. A further 1,188 could follow over the next century unless rapid action is taken to reverse the impact of humanity and man-made climate change.
Of the 8,431 species in Great Britain that have been assessed by conservationists, 13 per cent have been classified as threatened with extinction.
That includes 440 plants
Throughout her historic reign, Queen Elizabeth II was an unwavering advocate for the environment, and planted many a commemorative tree.
Her favourite species was the oak, and she stopped at a particular one in Helmingham Park, Suffolk every November for a dram of whiskey while out hunting.
However, a new study led by Western Sydney University in Australia, predicts that the effects of climate change threaten their natural climate tolerance.
Healthy trees absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen that we
Millions of die-hard fans of Game of Thrones were devastated when the hit fantasy series reached its conclusion in 2019.
Scientists around the world were not immune to the magic of the show, with many choosing to name their newly-discovered species in its honour.
This included scarab beetles named after Daenerys Targaryen’s three dragons, and a spider that reminded its locator of the manipulative Lord Varys.
But while Jon Snow and Arya Stark won’t be returning to screens any time
Last week, a snorkeller was left ‘screaming for help’ after being bitten by a shark off Cornwall in the first attack of its kind in 175 years.
The woman – who has not been identified – was in Penzance, Cornwall, with Blue Shark Snorkel Trips when the accident happened last Thursday.
But just how common are sharks in British waters?
Following the incident, MailOnline has delved into which species are living around the UK, and how deadly they can be.
Think you know what lurks beneath you when you take a dip in the ocean? Think again!
Scientists have discovered 39 species that are ‘potentially new to science’, while exploring up to 16,700 feet (5,100 metres) underwater.
A robot was sent down to the abyssal plains of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the central Pacific Ocean – one of the least explored regions of the world – to collect specimens of deep sea creatures.
The researchers, from the Natural History
WASHINGTON – Öl, das aus einem in Wyoming gebohrten Brunnen verbrannt wird, trägt zum Kohlendioxid in der Atmosphäre bei, das den Planeten erhitzt und Korallenriffe in Florida, Eisbären in der Arktis und Mönchsrobben auf Hawaii verwüstet. Es ist jedoch praktisch unmöglich, eine direkte Linie von einer einzelnen Verschmutzungsquelle zur Zerstörung einer Art zu ziehen.
Umweltschützer wollen, dass die Regierung es versucht.
Am Mittwoch verklagte eine Koalition von Organisationen die Biden-Regierung, weil sie die Schäden, die gefährdeten Arten durch die Emissionen
