Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ decision to expand oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico is a vote for a whale’s extinction | World News

[ad_1] This photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a Rice’s whale at the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA Fisheries (Permit #779-1633) via AP) A rarely used federal panel with the authority to override endangered species protections has approved a request from the Trump administration to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf […]

Earth just surprised scientists! Extinction rate among plant and animal species has surprisingly slowed down |

[ad_1] The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on Earth. For decades, scientists have warned that human activity is pushing plants and animals towards extinction faster than they can recover. Deforestation, pollution, and climate change have all been blamed for accelerating this decline. However, a […]