Environment

• Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Tattooing or piercing pets becomes a federal offense in Brazil

  

  Starting this week, Brazilian animal owners who have their domestic pets tattooed or pierced for aesthetic purposes face between two and five years in prison, in addition to a fine, plus losing custody of the animal. The penalty also applies to anyone allowing this to happen and is aggravated if the animal dies in the process or as a result thereof.

• Friday, June 20th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Heavy rains kill 2 in Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul

  

  Heavy rains in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul since June 16 have caused significant damage across 90 municipalities, resulting in two deaths and one missing person.

• Friday, June 20th 2025 - 10:13 UTC

  Spanish researchers speak of Gibraltar's “tropicalization”

  

  A study by the Málaga-based Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) documents a “tropicalization” process in the Strait of Gibraltar and Alboran Sea, where rising water temperatures, Atlantic connections, exotic species invasions, and high human activity (e.g., maritime traffic and tourism) are driving changes in fish species composition.

• Friday, June 20th 2025 - 09:53 UTC

  Chile: Private university joins National Oceanographic Committee

  

  Chile's Universidad San Sebastián (USS) has joined the National Oceanographic Committee (CONA), a public organization coordinated by the Navy's Hydrographic Service (SHOA), bringing together 30 institutions to advance marine science research.

• Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:40 UTC

  What about a new species of penguins, the Rockaronis, a cross between Rockhopper and Macaroni

  

  The docuseries “Secrets of the Penguins” from National Geographic captured footage of several rare penguin chicks for the very first time. Their parents are a mixed-species couple: a rockhopper mother and a macaroni penguin father. The resulting chicks, called “rockaronis” successfully hatched and appeared to be healthy and thriving so writes Jenifeer Geer for IFL Science.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:15 UTC

  UK to introduce legislation on High Seas Treaty by end of year

  

  The UK Government will introduce a bill by the end of the year, to enable ratification of the BBNJ Agreement (sometimes referred to as the High Seas Treaty), the Marine Minister has announced.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 05:27 UTC

  Antarctica Emperor penguin population decreasing faster than expected, satellite imagery

  

  Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions. A new analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds’ numbers declined 22% over a 15-year period (2009 to 2024) in a key sector of the continent – encompassing the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea.

• Monday, June 16th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Tremor leaves at least one deat in Lima, Peru

  

  At least one person was killed and various others were wounded Sunday when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Lima and its surrounding areas in Peru at around 11.35 am local time (16:35 GMT). The victim was a 36-year-old motorcycle cab driver who was crushed by a collapsing wall. The tremor's epicenter was located 30 kilometers southwest of Callao at a depth of 49 kilometers.

• Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

  Ship anchor damaging sea fauna in Antarctica reported

  

  A 2022-2023 study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science provides the first documented evidence of ship anchor damage to Antarctica’s seafloor, revealing severe impacts on fragile marine ecosystems.

• Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 03:24 UTC

  Brazil-Caribbean Summit: Lula highlights South-South cooperation

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted the developing South-South alliance during his opening speech at the Brazil-Caribbean Summit at the Itamaraty Palace. He also mentioned that cooperation with Caribbean countries would be one of the pillars of his foreign policy.