Great news: Canada Passes A Bill That Bans The Captivity Of Dolphins And Whales. Cetaceans like dolphins and whales will no longer be kept in Canadian aquariums after the government passed a bill that prohibits their captivity. The bill, S-203, was first proposed in 2015, and it was finally […]
Are ant colonies like human brains? Besides being the fastest animal in the world, they are collectively smart. An ant queen lives for 10 or 30 years. All the other ants live only a year or two. But scientists are finding that colonies seem to remember things for […]
“Inuit believe there are now so many bears that public safety has become a major concern,” A recently shared plan out of Nunavut, Canada, that leans heavily on Inuit knowledge indicates that in certain areas of Nunavut there are too many polar bears. Environment Canada’s response says that’s […]
The Earth is running out of wilderness, as farmland and city landscapes are increasing. Humans use about 40% of the land on Earth for farmland. Land on Earth in this case includes Antarctica and the far north. In fact, most of the land that hasn’t been farmed is […]
New NASA study offers first direct proof that the ozone hole is recovering thanks to the Montreal Protocol treaty and the international ban on CFCs. In the 1980s, the discovery of the “ozone hole” was all over the news and represented the first real global climate change challenge. […]
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