Crucial fungi endangered, and other nature and climate stories | World . . . The second-largest kingdom after animals, with 155,000 known species, fungi are being impacted by climate change, as well as by humans, says the IUCN At least 198 types of fungi are at risk of extinction as a result of deforestation, illegal logging and agricultural expansion While over 50 are close to being wiped out in the US due to changing fire patterns
How the sixth extinction crisis can be stalled – or stopped The world has entered the sixth extinction crisis with the loss of species having a devastating impact on the biodiversity crucial to human survival The process of extinction can be stopped by building technology, solutions and processes that can help us secure animal DNA and begin to reverse the damage created by humans Assisted breeding, cloning and genome editing and synthetic genomics
Extinction threat from ocean plastic pollution is growing | World . . . Extinction threat “For already threatened species, some of which live in such hotspots, such as monk seals or sperm whales in the Mediterranean, plastic pollution is an additional stress factor pushing these populations towards extinction”, says WWF
How engineering animals and plants could help fight climate change The process of resurrecting traits from extinct animals is commonly referred to as “de-extinction," and scientists hope to bring back the woolly mammoth to preserve the tundra Engineering other animals and plants can help revive the ocean, protect food systems, and remove carbon from the atmosphere There is potential for genetic engineering to bolster the response to climate change, but