Also ranks #29 on The 40+ Best Movies About Natural Disasters 41 WALL-E Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin 44 votes This beloved animated film tells the tale of a lone waste-collecting robot who discovers a newfound purpose and companionship when he meets a more advanced probe named EVE...
Here's a list of the most threatened animal species in the world. It approximates how many of each exist in the wild and also indicates which efforts, if any, are being used to save them.
Planet Earth is a pretty awesome place to be a human, with its beaches and mountains, sunsets and birdsong, creatures great and small. Millet, a creative director at the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, infuses her novels with climate grief and cautions against extinction, and in th...
No Change in Rank from 2023 Read More It is difficult to overstate the influence France has on the world, both in the past and today. Located in Western Europe, France is one of the world’s oldest countries, and its reach extends around the globe through science, politics, economics an...
The self-appointed pandemic expert continues to raise eyebrows with his recent statements about an impending pandemic. During the interview withWSJEditor-in-Chief Emma Tucker, Gatesdeclared,“The chance of a natural pandemic in the next four years is somewhere between 10 and 15 percent.”His choic...
Texas has been responsible for the most executions over recent years by far, with 586 since 1977 as of the end of 2023. The states with the next-highest totals are Oklahoma (123 since 1977), Virginia (113), Florida (105) and Missouri (97). Then-Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed leg...
International SOSThe map does not reflect the recent war in Gaza Spotlight on: Central African Republic TheCentral African Republic(CAR) boasts stunning natural beauty and diverse wildlife. It was once a premier destination for encounters with large forest elephants and western lowland gorillas. It’...
In recent years, more fish have been caught than fish populations can replace through natural reproduction. This could threaten food sources for many and have a cataclysmic effect on marine ecosystems worldwide. 15 327votes Radioactive Waste ...
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Article Open access 24 August 2023 The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change Article 31 May 2021 Spatiotemporal characterization of heatwave exposure across historically vulnerable communities Article Open access 06 September 2024 Introduction Record-breaking...