[ad_1] According to marine biologists, a Noah’s Ark-like plan to house hundreds of the world’s most endangered coral species in a publicly accessible bank near the Great Barrier Reef could prove to be an important part of long-term coral conservation. The Living Coral Biobank, labeled a “Coral Ark” by its …
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[ad_1] Disposable diapers, cotton buds, pet food and novelty Donald Trump toilet paper were among the products on sale in the new eco-friendly section of their Amazon website, raising concerns about the sustainability of some of the products on offer. The world’s largest online retailer launched their new website section …
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[ad_1] Australian scientists have discovered a detached reef more than 500 meters high – higher than the Empire State Building – at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef. The vertical “blade-like” reef some 130km off Cape York, Australia’s northeastern tip, was found during a 3D seafloor mapping exercise …
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[ad_1] Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean – known as the “sleeping giants of the carbon cycle” – have begun to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the coast of eastern Siberia, may reveal the Guardian. High levels of …
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[ad_1] After decades of extracting fossil fuels from the UK’s North Sea, a consortium of oil companies is gearing up to pump Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions under the seabed to help meet the government’s climate ambitions. BP has established plans to lead an alliance of energy companies in removing carbon …
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[ad_1] Dr Jyotika Virmani, executive director of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, said, “Finding a new half-kilometer-high coral reef in the offshore Cape York area of the famous Great Barrier Reef shows just how mysterious the world is just beyond our coast. “This powerful combination of cartographic data and underwater imagery …
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[ad_1] This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our publishers. Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. The holidays will be here before you know it and it’s never too early to start shopping for gifts. Whether you are looking for yourself (you …
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[ad_2][ad_1] Op-Ed Another mainstream media has issued a warning about the dangers that bitcoins pose to the environment. We have heard these too simplistic arguments countless times before. But even if we accept that the energy consumption of Bitcoin is substantial, the figure is still important for traditional financial institutions, …
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[ad_2][ad_1] At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, humanity faced for the first time one of the greatest dilemmas of its history: are the benefits of technological progress worth the environmental damage it causes? This dilemma has finally become the cornerstone of our current age, as humanity has grown increasingly …
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