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The discovery of microplastics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led to unexpected revelations and shed light on the global transmission of pollutants. A new study analyzing these tiny particles on the plateau and in other key regions found that microplastics pose a threat even to remote cryospheric (frozen) regions, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. “A copious […]

China will have 75 percent of its wild animals and 80 percent of its wild plants on land under the national key protection system by 2025, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said. So far, the national key wildlife protection rate has risen to 74 percent, up from 71 percent last year, the administration said. Its announcement took place on Sunday to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity, […]

How might global warming put our planet in jeopardy in the near future? A research group examined the situation 300 million years ago and revealed a scenario with a significant drop in biodiversity. A recent study by a team of scientists from China, the United States and New Zealand published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that abrupt warming linked to massive carbon emission 304 million […]