News Deserted beaches are seeing the return of the world’s largest turtles by Mia Montesin With people, dogs, and idiots banned from beaches, the world’s largest sea turtles are returning to shores in numbers that haven’t been seen for decades. Empty stretches of sand are…
News During the pandemic, Icelandic forest rangers recommend hugging trees instead of humans by Mia Montesin Human hugs can result in a range of undesirable circumstances, most importantly, cooties. Coming in at a close second is the risk of contracting COVID-19, and thirdly, a meaningful emotional…
News For the first time in 30 years, the Himalayas are visible to people in India by Mia Montesin For the most part, Indians have been confined to their homes during the pandemic except to grab essential goods. For years, the densely populated continent of 1.3 billion has experienced…
News This super rare bird has been photographed for the first time by Claire Adema With so much happening in light of the coronavirus outbreak, it’s a relief that there’s still some good news to bring you this Thursday afternoon. For the first time ever,…
News Alone at last: pandas mate in Hong Kong Zoo for the first time in 10 years by Nikki Rosen It’s no doubt that the global coronavirus pandemic has had positive knock-on effects for our planet. With everyone indoors, the planet is vibrating less, the ozone layer is healing and…
News Scientists believe we could still restore our oceans by 2050 by Mia Montesin In some much-needed good news, researchers say a renaissance of our oceans could be on the cards within a generation. The review, published last week in the journal Nature, addresses the…
News With humanity at a global standstill, the ozone layer has started healing by Nikki Rosen Scientists have confirmed that the ozone layer is beginning to heal itself as humanity self-isolates indoors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the daily bombardment of corona-crisis columns, a shining…
News Could coronavirus change the way we think about the environment? by Claudia Schmidt Whilst the impacts of coronavirus are mostly negative across the board, there’s been one positive side effect, increasingly taking hold. As a result of reduced travel and increasing business closure,…
News Reduced transport may be slowing the rise of global CO2 levels by Mia Montesin In a positive turn of events amidst the chaos, cannabis sales are up, and scientists suggest CO2 emissions are down, if only at least temporarily. Most likely due to the…
News How coronavirus is unexpectedly benefiting the environment by Claudia Schmidt Whilst the impacts of coronavirus are mostly negative across the board, there’s been one positive side effect, increasingly taking hold. As a result of reduced travel and increasing business closure,…
News Tame Impala announce eco-friendly initiatives on upcoming Australian tour by Claudia Schmidt Tame Impala are currently embarking on a massive world tour in support of their latest album, The Slow Rush, released in February. To coincide with this, the band have just announced…
News Billy Idol is the face of a new anti-idling campaign in New York City by James Peppercorn Billy Idol once famously said “well, there’s nothing to lose, and there’s nothing to prove.” In respect to the environment, however, Idol believes there is everything to lose. He wants…
News A couple in India have been buying land near a tiger reserve to let the forest grow by Claire Adema A positive in the midst of our climate crisis: this couple are doing what they can to preserve land in rural India. After quitting their jobs in civil services, Aditya…
