The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the…
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Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches
From Oregon to California, blankets of alien-like blue creatures are washing up on rocky beaches. They are Velella velella, tiny colonies of organisms with a…
View More Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beachesNon-native grass species blamed for ferocity of Hawaii wildfires
Scientists and academics say they have been warning for several years that invasive grasses covering a quarter of the Hawaii islands are a major fire…
View More Non-native grass species blamed for ferocity of Hawaii wildfiresOver 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal
In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were removed from America’s largest protected marine reserve, sometimes directly…
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