[This essay is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World?] In January 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced its famous Doomsday Clock to three minutes before midnight, a threat level that had not been reached for 30 years. The bulletin’s statement explaining this advance toward catastrophe invoked the two major […]
Prebiotics are types of dietary fiber that feed the friendly bacteria in your gut. This helps the gut bacteria produce nutrients for your colon cells and leads to a healthier digestive system (1). Asparagus is a spring vegetable rich in prebiotic fiber and antioxidants. Some of these nutrients include short-chain fatty acids like butyrate, acetate […]
When the U.S. government refuses to include the costs of climate change in its environmental assessments, we’re the ones that pay. A new report from Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International shows that President Obama’s plan to expand offshore oil and gas drilling will lead to an increase in global carbon dioxide emissions—and those emissions […]
The flying, twinkling lights of fireflies are a mystical summer attraction. While lightning bugs are common in nature, there’s a few things you might not know about them. Here are 12 fun and interesting facts about nature’s glowing wonder: 1. They are beetles The name “firefly” is a little misleading. Fireflies are nocturnal members of […]
Heinekens are now brewed with clean energy. The global beer company’s Göss Brewery in Austria is the first carbon-neutral brewery of its scale in the world. Heineken’s brewery in Austria has achieved its goal of becoming the first CO2 neutral brewery of its scale in the world. Photo credit: Heineken The facility, which kicked off […]
By Nika Knight Like the rest of the world, Alaska has been unusually hot this year—and it’s about to get hotter. That’s according to the most recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as Climate Central reported. Symphony Lake, near Anchorage, Alaska. Photo credit: mcav0y / Flickr Between March and May […]
By Nika Knight Why has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to take adequate action against disastrous, climate-warming methane emissions from the fracking industry? Fracked gas flaring at a fracking well near the Pawnee National Grassland in northeastern Colorado. Photo credit: WildEarth Guardians / Flickr An environmental watchdog alleges that the answer may be […]
By Tim Radford Scientists in the U.S. claim to have beaten nature at its own game. They have created a “bionic leaf” that exploits sunlight to create biomass—and they say their invention is now 10 times more effective than an oak or maple leaf. Scientists have released a new artificial photosynthesis system, Bionic Leaf 2.0. […]
Diminishing Arctic sea ice could make Greenland’s melting even worse, a new study shows. Changing temperatures at the poles driven by global warming have the potential to impact the jet stream, causing it to bend further north than usual. Melt water flows through a channel in Greenland’s ice. Photo credit: Marco Tedesco / Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory “Blocking […]
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