by Admin | May 16, 2015 | Articles, Conservation
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Delaware summarized the state of the world’s soil, and it’s not positive. They found that soil quality has reached a low point never before seen. Poor global soil quality is the byproduct of a number of factors,...
by Admin | May 8, 2015 | Articles, Sustainability
What do you want to have happen with your body when you die? Most people default to a standard burial, or cremation, with their final destination being a cemetery. At The Urban Death Project, the goal is to create an alternative that would allow the deceased to be...
by Admin | May 7, 2015 | Articles, Environmental hazards
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill released 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, covering 100,000 kilometers, including 1,000 linear miles of coastline. Luckily, the coastlines of Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama were spared by the use...
by Admin | May 5, 2015 | Articles, GMO
A team of philosophers and plant biotechnologists in Belgium has struck on some interesting new information about the debate over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The term GMO is generally used to describe plants that have been genetically modified in order to...