ecology

Scientists: Corals could disappear from Japan if...
Corals off Ishigakijima island, Okinawa Prefecture (Provided by the National Institute for Environment Studies)
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture—Corals could become extinct in the waters around Japan within 60 years if carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise at their current rates, the...
EDITORIAL: Protecting eels requires new thinking
"Unagi" may eventually disappear from our dinner tables unless we start serious and effective efforts to protect the depleted species immediately.
A floating forest to bring a cool breeze to Tokyo...
From left to right: Volunteers Yozo Wakabayashi, Eijiro Hayashi, Kyoko Takeshi, Naomi Hassaki and Tomoko Masuda pose after planting trees at the "Sea Forest" in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 13. (Sophie Knight)
Imagine a lush forest: silent but for the chirping of birds flying through a dense canopy overhead, and damp, aromatic earth underfoot.
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