Peru, the man who once cut down trees now protects them for love of hummingbirds
Dopo l’incontro con un raro colibrì, Norbil Becerra ha deciso di dedicare la sua vita alla salvaguardia di questi uccelli e della foresta.
Canada, the Great Bear Rainforest has been saved from destruction
Grazie ad un accordo tra il governo, i nativi e le imprese forestali, l’85 per cento della Great Bear Rainforest è stato dichiarato protetto.
Why Japan’s dugong population is seriously threatened
If you’ve never heard about the dugong, don’t worry. It is one of the least known marine mammals – very similar to Florida’s manatee – and a shy creature populating the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The calm waters surrounding Okinawa Island, Japan, are home to this rare mammal species, which is particularly dear to the
Tasmania is burning. Raging fires threaten thousand-year-old forests
Le antiche foreste pluviali del Gondwana sono minacciate dagli incendi che da giorni devastano la Tasmania.
Millions more tonnes of fish are caught globally than expected
Secondo uno studio tra il 1950 e il 2010 le quantità reali di pescato sarebbero superiori del 50 per cento a quelle dichiarate dai vari stati.
How the giants of the ocean are doing
While most species of large whales are recovering from the collapse caused by commercial exploitation in the past two centuries, some populations are still struggling. A recent report, authored by experts of the Marine Mammal Commission in the U.S., reviews their status and highlights the main threats that these giants of the oceans are currently
First space zinnia blooms. Why it brings us closer to Mars
L’astronauta Scott Kelly ha pubblicato la foto della prima zinnia sbocciata nello spazio. Segno che anche i fiori possono crescere in condizioni di microgravità.
Chile, thousands of dead squid washed ashore but no one knows why
An apocalyptic scenario: tens of thousands of dead Humboldt squids (Dosidicus gigas) have been washed up on the shores of Santa Maria Island in Chile over the past week. However, scientists still ignore the causes of this mysterious mass die-off. The mass deaths of these large cephalopods may have been caused to increased sea
South Africa, rangers kill two rhino poachers
Nel Kruger National Park due cacciatori sono morti in uno scontro a fuoco con i ranger del parco.
I am Nature
[vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/126231016″] When holidays are over, resuming our everyday life is hard work. Particularly if we lived in harmony with nature, maybe wandering in the woods, because – as science says – it’s good for our brain. So, we’d better remind ourselves what we are and what we are not. “I’m not my dozens of unread emails, I’m