Climate
”Planting rocks” in farms could help carbon re..
Adding crushed volcanic rocks to agricultural fields can both improve the soil and suck down carbon dioxide. Doing so in the hot, humid tropics would be most efficient.
Photo: A climate intervention strategy called enhanced rock weathering, if… read more
Coffee grounds to low emission biodiesel
High quality biodiesel from leftover coffee grounds could decrease reliance on palm oil to produce biofuel.
Two Aston University researchers have produced high-quality biodiesel after ‘feeding’ and growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds.
In just the UK, approximately 98 million… read more
Polar bears in Southeast Greenland: a future in a ..
A Southeast Greenland polar bear on glacier, or freshwater, ice at 61 degrees north in September 2016.Thomas W. Johansen/NASA Oceans Melting Greenland
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland. The polar bears survive… read more
Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
However, in small quantities it can be quite sustainable, shows a study by the University of Bonn
In order to achieve the climate goals, – the high meat consumption must be reduced, especially in the industrialized countries. In contrast, in… read more
Ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
La Pirámide in the Mexican state of Yucatán was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 8th and 12th centuries AD.>
There is no dispute that a series of droughts occurred in the Yucatan Peninsula of south-eastern Mexico… read more