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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it has forged a new agreement with Vulcan Inc., the Seattle-based holding company created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, to share data on ocean science and exploration.

Populations of some Australian mammals declined by more than a third over two decades, but sites with clear conservation management saw improvements in their populations of 46%, according to new research.

Overseas, the Covid-19 economic slowdown and home lockdowns have enabled the most sudden and dramatic improvement in environmental measures like air and water pollution in modern history.

New research is needed to gauge the environmental impact of the Covid-19 lockdown, scientists says...Many of the world’s animals appear to be enjoying having fewer humans around, with some animals being seen in public spaces after decades away.

The skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to newly clear waters, a host of flights have been scrapped and crude oil is so worthless that the industry would have to pay you to take it off their hands – a few months ago, environmentalists could only dream of such a scenario as the

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and the associated fish, according to new research.

On April 20, 2010, the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform claimed the lives of 11 workers and unleashed a torrent of more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

Financial markets are the primary directors of economic activity in a capitalist global society, but they also have an important societal role in encouraging investments that are beneficial to natural and human ecosystems.

On any other Easter holiday in such perfect weather, at least 30-40 recreational boats would be in the small part of the Hauraki Gulf that is framed by my kitchen window. This year, however, there was not a boat to be seen.

COVID-19 has overshadowed the climate crisis as governments scramble to protect the health of citizens without cratering their economies, but the pandemic could still open a fast-track pathway -– albeit a narrow one—to a greener, low-carbon future, experts say.