Sea levels are rising and oceans are becoming warmer. Longer, more intense droughts threaten crops, wildlife and freshwater supplies. From polar bears in the Arctic to marine turtles off the coast of ...
However, it is also fair to ask how an industry historically responsible for Three Mile Island, Chernobyl ... (Kurniawan et al. 2021). The argument of such articles is essentially that even ...
In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...
Washington, DC (January 15, 2025) – New WWF-led research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people’s everyday lives are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions.
Two female giraffe calves were born four days apart at a NSW wildlife park. The new calves were nearly 2 metres tall and weighed 90 kilograms at birth, which no humans were present for.
Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.
As thousands of people are forced to evacuate and many lose homes to the flames, wildlife is also facing deadly consequences. Plants and animals feel the effects of natural disasters just as ...
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was a pivotal moment which ultimately accelerated the collapse of the USSR, making it one of the most historically significant events in recent history.
Animals try their best to move out of the direct path of the fire while remaining close to home if they cannot find refuge during wildfires, Stephanie Eyes, a senior wildlife biologist for the U.S ...
The Colombian pop star Shakira was attacked by a pair of wild boars in Barcelona in September 2021. While the singer was not harmed, the animals took her bag and ran into nearby woods. In Berlin ...