Sustainability

Scientists have shown for the first time that Antarctic krill show a stereotypical reaction in the presence of guano from Adélie penguins: they swim faster and make more turns over greater angles.

The unprecedented haul is intensifying concerns over increasing strain from industrial fishing and climate change on marine life in the Southern Ocean, especially whales and penguins.

A few low-cost tricks can freshen up an older ride.

After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.

Plastics and their toxic chemicals endanger people, wildlife and the environment throughout their life cycle, they warn, calling for production caps in the U.N. treaty.

The country can’t claim a climate leadership role at COP30 while harming the environment and trampling human rights in the process, they say.

Recently, scientists discovered a secret about these flashy birds that had been hiding in plain sight: birds-of-paradise have the ability to glow.

Cranes, sandpipers, ducks, geese and many other waterbirds have lost essential rest stops along their seasonal migration routes. Bird-friendly agriculture can assist in filling the gaps.

Soil degradation is a major but largely neglected global problem that threatens agricultural productivity, food security, and ecosystem health. Around one-third of soils worldwide are degraded, with over 40 percent located in Africa.

Sodium-ion batteries are popping up in electric scooters and grid storage installations.

Livingston is the author of a new Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability article in which she chronicles the highs and lows of her career, changes in the field, and what has remained the same.