NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic

  • Written by Guilherme Maricato, Pós-doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, UFRJ
imageWhales have become increasingly common in regions such as the northern coast of São Paulo, which also has heavy ship traffic.Julio Cardoso/Projeto Baleia à Vista

The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban pollution, are affecting the marine environment....

Read more: Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South...

More Articles ...

  1. How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
  2. How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
  3. ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north
  4. ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
  5. Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt
  6. Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
  7. Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
  8. Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone
  9. Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being
  10. Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
  11. Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamic
  12. The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?
  13. AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
  14. ‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
  15. Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy
  16. Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
  17. Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions
  18. Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind
  19. US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict
  20. A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
  21. When it comes to developing policies on AI in K-12, schools are largely on their own
  22. Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation
  23. From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
  24. Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
  25. Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
  26. Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
  27. America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  28. Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
  29. Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
  30. America’s next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  31. The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
  32. Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests
  33. The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
  34. AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
  35. What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
  36. Some hard-earned lessons from Detroit on how to protect the safety net for community partners in research
  37. Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
  38. Why Philly has so many sinkholes
  39. What air pollution does to the human body
  40. What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out
  41. What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
  42. Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era
  43. Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
  44. Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
  45. An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade
  46. For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the 2026 congressional outlook clear
  47. Chavismo has adapted before – but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?
  48. Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom
  49. 12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
  50. Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian texts