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As the ice melts in the Arctic, concerns grow over its exploitation
What’s happening? As the Arctic's drifting sea ice steadily diminishes, the area becomes more vulnerable to fishing, shipping, mining, and pollution. ...
Dillon Creedon
September 8, 2023

Anxiety grows among Japan’s neighbours ahead of Fukushima water dump
What’s happening? A fish caught near the Fukushima nuclear plant in May contained 180 times Japan's legal limit of radioactive ...
Sam Robinson
August 2, 2023


Many climate tipping points are closer than we thought
What’s happening? There is a significant likelihood that multiple climate tipping points could be passed if global temperatures rise 1.5C ...
Anja Pries
September 23, 2022


The impact of pharmaceutical drugs on marine life
What’s happening? The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a data visualisation tool to help researchers assess the impact of medicines on ...
Fred Fullerton
June 17, 2022


A sixth planetary boundary has been crossed due to human activity
What’s happening? A reassessment of the planetary boundary for freshwater, which was updated to include rainfall, soil moisture and evaporation ...
Katie Chan
May 6, 2022


Environmental groups have figured out how to protect fish. By buying a fishing licence
What’s happening? The last commercial fishing licence of its type in the northern Great Barrier Reef has been purchased by ...
Katie Chan
April 8, 2022


Why we need to address the governance problem of the high seas
What’s happening? Humanity has a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to prevent high seas exploitation, scientists and environmentalists have claimed, speaking ...
Anja Pries
March 25, 2022


A sea-volution for carbon offsets?
What’s happening? UK-based start-up Seafields plans to establish farms in the Atlantic Ocean, growing sargassum seaweed that can be used ...
Katie Chan
February 4, 2022
