In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity set a number of 10-year targets to protect terrestrial biodiversity, including freshwater species…
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Do you like seafood? Do you enjoy eating mussels, scallops, crabs, or lobsters? If so, have you ever wondered why…
A planet full of life
Microorganisms are tiny living organisms, invisible to the naked eye, that are essential for life on Earth to happen. They…
The tiny jewellers of rivers and their miraculous silk
Have you ever thought that your next piece of jewelry could be made by tiny animals instead of by humans?…
Seychelles’ first steps in the circular economy start with beating plastic pollution
In 2019 the word “plastic” is almost as ubiquitous as the material itself is in our lives and environment. In…
En Fase Experimental: Combatir el cambio climático disminuyendo el CO2
Los gases invernadero han crecido a niveles nunca antes vistos en tres millones de años. A medida que la economía…
Why are there places on Earth with many more species than others?
Why do plants and animals live where they do? For example, how is it that marsupials only live in Australia…