Elin Angharad Thomas, Queen’s University Belfast Deep sea hydrothermal vents harbour some of the most extraordinary species on our planet. Lying at two to three kilometres below the surface, these extreme, insular ecosystems are powered, not by the sunlight-driven photosynthesis … Continue reading Deep-sea mining may wipe out species we have only just discovered
But it may be innocent… Li Li, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University Known as the water tower of Asia, the Tibetan Plateau is where the mighty Yellow, Yangtze and Mekong rivers begin as tiny trickles. The plateau is also sometimes referred to … Continue reading Creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis
Harry Wells, University of Leeds; Nora Ward, National University of Ireland Galway, and Ramiro D. Crego Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely. As absurd as that might … Continue reading Rewilding: conservationists want to let elephants loose in Europe – here’s what could happen
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