Tag: Biodiversity
Biodiversity Heroes
Wherever humans develop their activities, animals must deal with changes in their environment. To avoid that species disappear and the biodiversity is impoverished, volunteers carry out actions to protect animals…
NFTs to protect biodiversity with Cryptobees
The metaverse? A wonderful virtual world in which we could flourish at leisure? For the perfumer Guerlain, the important thing would be elsewhere: the urgency would be to preserve our…
“The Odyssey of the Ants”, by Audrey Dussutour and Antoine Wystrach
The French Book of the week is interested in a much more varied world than we think: that of ants. It is the result of years of study by two…
5 scientific reasons to hate cats
In France, 28% of households have a cat in 2017. More than 13.5 million felines wander around in houses and apartments, a figure up 35% in 7 years. Their owners…
Cyril Dion, defender of biodiversity with “Animal”
What distinguishes humans from other mammals on Earth? Laughter, wrote Rabelais in the 16th century… The philosopher Descartes believed that this creature, the highest in the animal kingdom, had to…
A journey of discovery behind the scenes of animal anatomy
Dog, cat, horse are animals that we all know. But do you know what hides behind their hair? In this series of illustrations, discover the anatomical particularities of the animals…
[EN IMAGES] In Morocco, bee colonies are disappearing one by one
Morocco has been experiencing an extraordinary drought for several months, the hardest in 40 years. According to experts, this climate change has caused a phenomenon observed on a national scale:…
Trip to Costa Rica, this paradise on earth, in 20 photos
Each year, more than two million tourists are tempted by a trip to Costa Rica, captivated by the beauty of the landscapes. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west…
War in Ukraine: biodiversity, another collateral victim of the conflict
To the human tragedy that is looming with the war in Ukraine could be added irreversible consequences for the environment and in particular for biodiversity. “Environmental destruction in wartime is…
Artificial reefs should improve biodiversity in Utrecht’s canals: ‘It’s good, but it could be better’
Fish that currently swim in the Utrecht canals are pike, bream and oride. They enter the city via the Vecht and the Krommerijn. “People who have looked at the fish…