A new study has found detectable levels of toxic weedkillers in about 40% of respondents in a U.S. nationwide survey. The survey found levels of 2,4-D, an herbicide that has been linked to cancer, in one in three people. Researchers at George Washington University analyzed the 2001 to 2014 results from the annual National Health […]
Are you looking for a New Year’s Resolution that will be healthy for both you and the planet? Veganuary is here to support you in trying out a plant-based diet for the first 31 days of 2022, and maybe beyond. “I think that January is the perfect time to try vegan,” Veganuary U.S. Director Wendy […]
A conservation charity in the UK is bringing ghost ponds back to life. The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is excavating the ice-age era ponds on two rural sites, with a view towards restoring the original seed banks buried with the ponds when they were filled in for agriculture. “This is restoration from within,” Jonathan Preston of […]
One popular way to give to charity during the holiday season is to buy a needy family an animal like a goat or a cow. But experts and animal welfare advocates argue that this kind of giving actually is not helpful for the recipients or the planet. “In the lead-up to Christmas, many people are […]
A new study finds that installing solar farms could become a two birds, one stone situation, as these areas can also double as thriving pollinator habitats if land owners allow meadows to grow around the solar panels. The study, from researchers at Lancaster University in the UK that will be presented today at an Ecology […]
A lot of the talk surrounding plastic pollution focuses on its impact on marine ecosystems. But there may actually be more microplastic pollution in the soil than in the ocean, according to UN research. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a report warning of the “disastrous” impacts of the use of plastics […]
Cutting out meat from one’s diet is a popular option when somebody wants to reduce their carbon footprint. Now, new research finds that vegetarians — who may still consume some animal products, such as cheese or milk — are responsible for significantly less greenhouse gas emissions compared to their meat-eating counterparts. The study, published in […]
It’s no secret that cows emit a lot of greenhouse gases. Aside from methane, their urine also emits nitrous oxide. In order to minimize these emissions, researchers are testing if potty-trained cows with control over their urinary reflexes can lead to lower nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. In a new study in Current Biology, researchers […]
In another example of how the climate crisis threatens agriculture around the world, early snowfall has damaged Kashmir’s apple harvest for the third year in a row. The Kashmir valley is located between the Greater Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountains. It is responsible for nearly 80 percent of India’s apple crop, but this may […]
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