Fur seals on a remote island chain are exposed to huge amounts of toxic heavy metals – yet somehow, they're healthy
The mystery surrounding a forgotten marine mammal, a remote archipelago and man-made pollution.
Constanza Toro Valdivieso, Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge
• conversation
April 29, 2023 • ~6 min
April 29, 2023 • ~6 min
Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
If and when the Thwaites Glacier melts, it will result in nearly 0.6 metres of sea level rise, but it holds back another three metres of sea level rise lurking within the Antarctic continent. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation •
conversation
Sept. 22, 2022 • ~5 min
Sept. 22, 2022 • ~5 min
Human garbage is a plentiful but dangerous source of food for polar bears finding it harder to hunt seals on dwindling sea ice
Polar bears are increasingly seeking sustenance in human trash because of melting sea ice and a loss of hunting opportunities. The result is a rise in human-bear conflict – and dead bears.
Thomas Scott Smith, Professor - Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation Program, Brigham Young University •
conversation
July 20, 2022 • ~8 min
July 20, 2022 • ~8 min
Great white sharks occasionally hunt in pairs - new research sheds light on social behavior of these mysterious predators
Researchers have discovered that great white sharks are more social than previously thought. Using specialized tags, they tracked six sharks and found that some stay close to each other when hunting.
Yannis Papastamatiou, Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University •
conversation
April 11, 2022 • ~9 min
April 11, 2022 • ~9 min
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