environment

The Plan to Map Illegal Fishing From Space

Posted in Science on 14th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Illicit fishing goes on every day at an industrial scale. But large commercial fishers are about to get a new set of overseers.

PenguinBot Infiltrates Penguin Colony:

Posted in Hardware on 9th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

One of the ways study animals behaviors is to watch them in their natural environment. But even the most passive act of observation can change the way an animal behaves.

The world is losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage

Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt.

EU leaders agree CO2 emissions cut

Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

EU leaders have reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.

Aussie bees fight 'hive wars'

Posted in Science on 22nd Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Bee colonies in Brisbane are waging war for months on end, sending waves of workers who collide, grapple and die.