The world is pumping out 57 million tonnes of plastic pollution per year
by The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountain to the inside …
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The titans were the largest land animals ever seen on Earth – these plant-based dinosaurs combined both reptilian and mammalian characteristics
You are probably familiar with classic sauropod dinosaurs – the four-legged herbivores known for their long necks and tails. Animals like Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus and Diplodocus …
The blue whale may be the heaviest animal ever, according to scientists
The colossus Perucetus was a 17-meter long whale, believed to have weighed as much as 340 metric tons – ALBERTO GENNARI/PA A 40-million-year-old fossilized whale …
Children are expensive – not just for parents, but for the environment – so how much is too much?
People born in the future can inherit a planet in the midst of a global ecological crisis. Natural habitats are being destroyed, the world is …