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The "eXXpedition" ocean plastic research mission has set sail March 9th in the remote South Pacific Ocean from Easter Island towards Tahiti, on the eighth leg of a pioneering all-female sailing voyage around the world for scientific research into ocean plastic. The aim of eXXpedition Ro

The unique biodiversity of the world’s oldest island, including its 110 lemur species, remains as imperiled as ever. Though the country has tripled the terrestrial area under protection since 2003, the quality of the protection is inadequate.

The Zoological Society of London has warned that a lack of research into the health of wildlife populations is leaving humanity vulnerable to future pandemics. ZSL, a conservation charity which specialises in the science behind zoonotic diseases—those that transfer from wildlife to

As the nation shifts abruptly into the fight against coronavirus, a question arises: could social isolation help reduce an individual’s production of greenhouse gases and end up having unexpected consequences for climate change?

Our oceans are in dire need of protection and proper management – solutions are around, but must be implemented correctly. Healthy oceans are an essential resource and support system for life on Earth, including humans.

A U.S. agency is funding projects to help create a bioenergy industry based on macroalgae. One day in the future, the Pacific Ocean could be home to kilometers of seaweed farms tended by submarine drones and waiting to be turned into fuel.

Small changes are slowly resulting in opportunities for women to take up a wider range of jobs in the tuna fisheries. However, researchers have found that most of the options for women remain limited along traditional gender lines.

Stock markets around the world had some of their worst performance in decades this past week, well surpassing that of the global financial crisis in 2008...

Skies above remote parts of the nation’s back country will host new technology designed to drop baits in the path of rats, stoats and possums...A drone, which is seven metres long and looks like a mini-helicopter, is being developed to wipe out pests in areas that humans simply can’t access due t

Endangered species have lost up to 82% of their habitat but Environment Protection Authority says logging of unburnt forest is legalThe New South Wales Forestry Corporation has continued to log unburnt forest that is habitat for some of the most imperilled species in the aftermath of th