Basic Research

Invasive animals pose ‘deep and immediate threat’ to U.S. national parks, study finds

By Elisheva Mittelman, Yale Environment 360

More than half of all U.S. National Parks are overrun with invasive animal species, such as rats, pythons and feral hogs, according to a new study.

2019 Arctic Report Card warns of California-sized algal blooms and imperiled livelihoods

By Nsikan Akpan

The 14th iteration of NOAA's Arctic Report Card paints a bleak picture of wildlife invasions, animal die-offs, massive algal blooms, melting ice and disappearing ways of life.

Study retracted: How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants

By Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT

New research finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Living within 1 kilometer of…

UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”…

Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

By Associated Press

The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday.

Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change

By Stephanie Jenouvrier, The Conversation

Emperor Penguins could virtually disappear by the year 2100 due to loss of Antarctic sea ice. But a new study shows a more aggressive global climate policy can halt the penguins’ march to extinction.