Science

Deforestation

Europe is losing significant forest area to timber harvesting, which has seen an ‘abrupt increase’ since 2015, new study finds

Credit: Steven Amstrup, Chief Scientist at Polar Bears International

New study: Polar bears are highly reluctant to abandon their dens, making them ‘vulnerable to harm from heavy equipment or high intensity disturbance’

Drug trafficking could be putting ‘fragile fisheries’ at risk, study finds

‘Beavers can have a quite significant impact on landscapes’: their dams may intensify climate change, German researchers warn

Drug pollution

An all-female research team just found a new way to get pharmaceutical pollution out of our waterways

As global temperatures rise, researchers are concerned that senior citizens are at higher risks of heat and climate-related catastrophes

‘This research should serve as a wake-up call’: scientists find warming climate threatening biodiversity at the most protected natural preserve in North America

Egyptian researchers find magnetic-activated carbon can be used as an eco-friendly method to absorb and separate oil spills

New research finds affluent citizens are responsible for ‘most environmental impacts’ and will play crucial roles in ‘retreating to safer environmental conditions’

Childhood obesity is linked to multiple environmental factors, USC researchers find in new study