The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems

Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.

Christine Keiner, Chair, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
July 19, 2022 • ~10 min

Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business

Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.

Daniel Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, Western Michigan University • conversation
May 19, 2022 • ~10 min

Whale sharks: how we discovered what's killing so many of the world's largest fish

World’s largest fish is struggling to navigate crowded ocean highways, a new study suggests.

David Sims, Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton • conversation
May 9, 2022 • ~8 min

War in Ukraine is pushing global acute hunger to the highest level in this century

Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries.

Daniel Maxwell, Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
April 27, 2022 • ~9 min

Legendary Explorer’s Shipwreck Found in Antarctic Sea
VOA Learning English • voa
March 9, 2022 • ~3 min

Antarctica's unique ecosystem is threatened by invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships

New research maps how ship traffic connects Antarctica to worldwide ecosystems.

Arlie McCarthy, PhD Researcher, British Antarctic Survey, and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~7 min

Carbon colonialism must be challenged if we want to make climate progress

For the UK to achieve its net zero targets, it needs to take action on its carbon-intensive, poorly regulated supply chains.

Laurie Parsons, Lecturer in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~6 min

2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections

Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 14, 2021 • ~9 min

X-rays may save Henry VIII’s revered ship, the Mary Rose

Bacteria and chemicals are eating away at the crown jewel of Henry VIII's 16th century fleet, the Mary Rose. A new X-ray method may help save her.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 16, 2021 • ~6 min

Shipping emissions must fall by a third by 2030 and reach zero before 2050 – new research

The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.

James Mason, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Physics, University of Manchester • conversation
Nov. 6, 2021 • ~6 min

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