Pacific salmon can play a key role in transporting nutrients from marine to freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
Environment
Study: Climate Migration Will Leave the Elderly Behind
Coastal populations will get older — and more fragile — as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research.
Coastal populations will get older — and more fragile — as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research.
Using Spent Coffee Grounds for Making Concrete Can Greatly Boost Circularity
Coffee biochar is used in the new method to replace a portion of the sand for making concrete.
Coffee biochar is used in the new method to replace a portion of the sand for making concrete.
MIT’s Breakthrough: Cooling Homes Without Electricity
Let’s face it: on a scorching hot day, the sweet hum of an air conditioner feels like a lifeline. But what if that lifeline is actually tying us into a knot of environmental woes?
Let’s face it: on a scorching hot day, the sweet hum of an air conditioner feels like a lifeline. But what if that lifeline is actually tying us into a knot of environmental woes?
Farmcraft: Teaching Agriculture Through Esports
The choices farmers make affect their harvests and their farms and help promote food security.
The choices farmers make affect their harvests and their farms and help promote food security.
In Brazil’s Caatinga, Adapted Agroforests Are Producing Food From Dry Lands
In northeastern Brazil, the model known as Agrocaatinga has proven to be the most productive and effective in increasing food security for families, generating income and preserving native vegetation.
In northeastern Brazil, the model known as Agrocaatinga has proven to be the most productive and effective in increasing food security for families, generating income and preserving native vegetation.
How (Un)Sustainable Is Tennis?
The Australian Open just have started — each year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Perfect time for a very inconvenient research about my beloved sports.
The Australian Open just have started — each year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Perfect time for a very inconvenient research about my beloved sports.
Connected Areas Boost Chance of Elephant Survival
The long-term solution to elephant survival requires not only that areas are protected but are also connected to allow populations to stabilize naturally, a new study suggests.
The long-term solution to elephant survival requires not only that areas are protected but are also connected to allow populations to stabilize naturally, a new study suggests.
Study: Tiny Tortoise May Play Large Role in South Africa’s Karoo Landscape
The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise may play a key role in seed dispersal of plant species in its semidesert habitat in South Africa, a new study finds.
The diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise may play a key role in seed dispersal of plant species in its semidesert habitat in South Africa, a new study finds.
Honey Yields Have Long Been on the Decline. Scientists Now Know Why
States in both warm and cool regions produced higher honey yields when they had productive soil.
States in both warm and cool regions produced higher honey yields when they had productive soil.
Joe Biden Has Shown That the Green Economy Makes Sense; Now it’s Time for Other Leaders to Follow
One can’t help but be impressed by the political and economic results of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
One can’t help but be impressed by the political and economic results of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
How Gut Bacteria Connect to Parkinson’s Disease
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
Antarctica’s Ice Loss: A Pivotal Environmental Wake-Up Call
The results are alarming: from 1997 to 2021, the continent lost a staggering 7.5 trillion metric tonnes of ice.
The results are alarming: from 1997 to 2021, the continent lost a staggering 7.5 trillion metric tonnes of ice.
As the World Swims in Plastic, Some Offer an Answer: Ban the Toxic Two
Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals.
Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals.
All Our Snow Is in Memory Now
We were supposed to have a major snow storm today, but it’s too warm now in the Pacific Northwest.
We were supposed to have a major snow storm today, but it’s too warm now in the Pacific Northwest.
How California’s Farmers and Ranchers Could Lead the Way to Climate Resilience
“Farmers and ranchers—with policies and funding that help them take risks and try new approaches—can make the transition to climate resilience,” says Renata Brillinger.
“Farmers and ranchers—with policies and funding that help them take risks and try new approaches—can make the transition to climate resilience,” says Renata Brillinger.