Coronavirus: How lockdowns have caused drop in air pollution across the world New satellite images show fall in air pollution over urban areas in several European cities. The average nitrogen dioxide concentrations from air pollution across France and Spain in March (L) and March 14 to 25, 2020 Air pollution appears to have decreased in
Earth’s great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, are now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s thanks to warming conditions. A comprehensive review of satellite data acquired at both poles is unequivocal in its assessment of accelerating trends, say scientists. Between them, Greenland and Antarctica lost 6.4 trillion tonnes of ice
Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a jellyfish snack, but it gives off a similar odour. This “olfactory trap” might help explain why sea turtles are
