Bethesday, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Nematode worms may not be from Mars or Venus, but they do have sex-specific circuits in their brains that cause the males and females to act differently. According to new research published in Nature, scientists have determined how these sexually dimorphic (occurring in either males or females) connections arise[Read More…]
Environmental
Vaquita Population Plummets to Just 60 Individual
In Mexico, Full, Permanent Ban on Nets Is Required to Save World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Ensenada, Mexico-(ENEWSPF)-Scientists announced today that fewer than 60 vaquita porpoises likely remain on Earth, down from 245 in 2008. The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf[Read More…]
3 Men Charged After Vandalism at Death Valley National Park, Death of Rare Pupfish
Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Three men face fines of up to $50,000 and a year in jail in connection with a drunken spree last month at Devil’s Hole in Death Valley National Park that killed a rare, endangered fish. “We’re looking forward to seeing these three men brought to justice,” said[Read More…]
Air Pollution Levels Rising In Many Of The World’s Poorest Cities
Geneva-(ENEWSPF)- More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits. While all regions of the world are affected, populations in low-income cities are the most impacted. According to the latest urban air quality database, 98% of cities[Read More…]
Responsible Use of Natural Resources Essential to Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Stresses in Message on Day for Biological Diversity
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed on 22 May: Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are the foundations for life on Earth and the livelihoods and well-being of people everywhere. Protecting biodiversity and preventing further losses is an essential[Read More…]
California Announces Plan to Allow Oil Industry to Pollute More Underground Water
New U.S. EPA Letter Raises Questions About Brown Administration’s Efforts to Approve Oil Waste Disposal Into Aquifers Sacramento, CA-(ENEWSPF)- California oil regulators today proposed exempting another underground water source from protection under state and federal laws. If approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the proposed “aquifer exemption” would allow the[Read More…]
Hundreds Protest Federal Fracking Auction in Colorado
In ‘Break Free From Fossil Fuels’ Protest, Colorado Tells President Obama to ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Denver, CO-(ENEWSPF)- Hundreds of community, climate and anti-fracking activists today protested a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction at the Holiday Inn in Lakewood, Colo. About 300 activists from Colorado[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Fight Delays in Cleaning up Ozone Pollution
Twenty-two States Plus Washington, D.C. Fail to Set Up Clean-air Plans Oakland, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A coalition of environmental and public-health groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency today because 22 states and the District of Columbia have failed to finalize plans to reduce ozone pollution, posing[Read More…]
Scientists Find ‘Birthmarks’ from Earth’s Infancy
College Park, MD-(ENEWSPF)- University of Maryland Professor of Geology Richard Walker and fellow scientists in a multi-institution research team have found two ‘birthmarks’ within Earth’s mantle (the rocky middle layer between Earth’s metallic core and outer crust), consisting of silicate material formed when our planet was less than 50 million years[Read More…]
2016 Europe Summer Forecast: Heat To Bypass UK; Storms To Batter Areas From France To Poland
By Justin Roberti AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports bouts of rain will suppress heat in the United Kingdom and Ireland this summer, while rain and thunderstorms frequent areas from Paris to Berlin and Warsaw. Meanwhile, dry and hot weather will settle in across Italy and the Balkans, leading to drought conditions, poor[Read More…]
