The project will help scientists understand changes in the southern right whales’ migration and feeding patterns
‘Artificial light is doing things to the environment that we don’t even think about’
An international team of researchers has found plastic chemicals in seabirds, including flame retardants and UV stabilisers, as well as banned pollutants
As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed
The first partial skull of a Homo naledi child, which is believed to be 250 000 years old, has been found in the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg
‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’
More than two million people at risk of climate-related starvation in Kenya
Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal
Starvation caused by overfishing is thought to be a major culprit but investigations are ongoing
Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years