Scientists have determined that the Northwest Passage in the Arctic is not suitable for usage as a regular commercial shipping route. Researcher from York University Christian Haas, along with a team of colleagues, measured the […]
Author: Mike Andersen
Decades After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill The Effects Are Still Being Felt By Alaskan Wildlife
U.S. scientists believe they have found a link between declining pink salmon and herring populations in Prince William Sound and the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. In a report released by the National Oceanic and […]
Scientists Forge Ahead With Plans To Revive Ancient Ice Age Virus
Scientists are proceeding with plans to reanimate a 30,000 year old virus that has been frozen in Siberia, in order to prepare for the possible release of long-frozen pathogens as global warming melts Arctic and […]
After 37 Years The Loggerhead Sea Turtle Is Making A Comeback In Georgia
On the beaches of Cumberland Island, Georgia, the work of wildlife biologist Doug Hoffman has begun to positively affect the populations of giant loggerhead sea turtles there after many years. Turtle populations increased following a […]
South Africa Is Holding A Massive Rare Animal Slaughter As The Dentist Who Murdered Cecil The Lion Returns To Work
Just months after the infamous Walter Palmer shot and killed the beloved lion Cecil, right outside a national park in Zimbabwe, a legal massacre is currently taking place in South Africa. Specifically, a week-long hunt […]
Five Quickly Flooding Pacific Islands Call For Worldwide Ban On Coal Mines
Five Pacific island nations are demanding a global moratorium on new coal mines as a way to halt global climate change. The leaders from the Kiribati, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have […]