A few months ago we covered an article about cocaine sharks found in brazilian waters. Now, there are reports that scientists found that some dolphins are positive on cocaine and other medical substances. Studies have found traces of various pharmaceuticals, including fentanyl, cocaine, and other medications, in dolphins in the…
Yes, this sounds like joke or science fiction, but in the fact, it is not! It is real. Recently worldwide news articles appeared that research studies revealed sharks with cocaine in their system are swimming near Rio de Janeiro. Scientists believe that these sharks did not consume cocaine on purpose,…
As climate change takes its toll and the effects get worse, many countries developed their own various strategies to adapt or at least lower consequences. In this case United States Virgin Islands. That Caribbean state is planning to build its own artificial coral reef as possible protection for severe storms. …
About two months ago, in late November 2023. many worldwide news platforms covered the news that a rare cub of the Sumatran rhinoceros was born in a national park in Indonesia, and it is the second cub of an endangered species that was born in that park this year. So,…
Henderson Island is an island in the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific. Its size is 9216 acres (3729ha). Its dimensions are 9.6 by 5.1 kilometers. Henderson Island is located about 196km northeast of Pitcairn. 10 out of 51 species of plants are unique to this island as well as 4 birds…
Palmyra Atoll or Palmyra Island is an atoll in the Central Pacific Ocean. It is part of Line islands (almost all belong to Kiribati except Palmyra and Kingman Reef, both belonging to the USA), and is the second northern island (only Kingman Reef is northern from Palmyra). Its size is…
There are some good educational topics on ScienceDirect about ecosystems on tropical islands that are useful to read. Some can be read directly. For example ,,4.1 Island Ecosystem and Endemism" ,,Applications for Societal Benefits",,Land Shaping Methods for Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal and Island Region" ,,5.5 Conservation of Corals" and…
I just found out e-book on Google books ,,Pacific islands Pilot" part II from 1920. It writes about many islands and passages/ancorages which were known for that time. Interestingly, I found there some information about less known islands which I could not find in more recent sources across the internet,…
As if there are not enough threats to the environment around, a new type of it recently occurred. On May 20, a cargo ship from (The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl) was set on fire, due to a nitric acid leak. It was burning for almost two weeks causing serious environmental disaster!…
According to The Guardian we have good news. Five years after the disastrous cyclone Winston (which heavily damaged and destroyed reefs and land, caused strong winds up to 300km/h), the reefs are alive again, with plenty of fish within them. Wildlife Conservation Society recently led an expedition to observe the progress…
