The Stories That Matter To The Environment
Scientists have discovered through research that the reasons for mass-strandings in pelicans include inadequate supply of prey items, such as sardines and anchovies, as well as the unforgiving winter weather.
Experts from the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, the International Bird Rescue Research Center, Sea World San Diego and the California Department of Fish [...]
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A group of scientists from Italy announced on Friday that they discovered evidence that links viruses to the changes in human evolution, and claimed that their findings could aid in designing better vaccines and drugs.
The researchers uncovered over 400 different mutations in 139 genes that play an important role in the risk of catching viruses. [...]
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A study sponsored by the United Nations has revealed that waste products from discarded electronics will dramatically increase in a decade’s time. In India, computer waste is predicted to increase by around 500 percent in 2020.
E-waste, or simply waste products from discarded electronic materials like printers, phones, televisions, refrigerators, etc., increases globally by more or [...]
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The Amazon region’s provincial court in Ecuador, where the $27-billion environmental damages lawsuit against Chevron Corp is being heard, has decided to change the judge handling the case, according to court officials Monday.
This change was regarded as an administrative issue not likely to affect the trial’s outcome.
Leonardo Ordonez, who was recently named as the Sucumbios [...]
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Institutional investors from Sweden subscribed to the ‘green’ bonds released by the World Bank on Monday, increasing the total financing amount to more than $ 1 billion, according to the SEB bank on Monday.
Investors purchase the bond at a floating or fixed interest rate. In turn, the World Bank loans the budget to low-carbon ventures [...]
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