by Admin | Jun 13, 2016 | Articles, Conservation
Bees evolve to specialize in different kinds of pollen for a variety of reasons. Some specializations arise from the availability of plants within a species’ range, while it turns out that some may develop as a response to parasitic activity. Sunflowers, which include...
by Admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
Although it leaves the atmosphere much faster than carbon dioxide, methane is actually a huge problem for the environment, and a significant contributor to global climate change. Carbon gets most of the press, partly because it has such a lasting effect, but methane...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
There have been a number of studies recently that have found plastic in the digestive tracts of a wide array of marine animals. Further, a huge swirling mass of plastics, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is floating in the north Pacific. Plastics in the ocean...
by Admin | Jan 7, 2016 | Articles, Conservation
Big changes are coming for global chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical as they recently announced a $130 billion merger deal, creating DowDuPont. DowDupont won’t be around for long, though, as it will break into three separate public companies in less than two...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
Forests help to offset carbon emissions by trapping carbon within trees, and when scientists and policy makers discuss emissions goals, they take this fact into consideration, hedging on forests to help offset what we produce. Unfortunately, according to a new study...
by Admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
Plastic litter in the oceans has been a problem for decades, and one that has become worse over time. Now, scientists have verified for the first time that some of that litter has been making its way into the Arctic Circle, specifically in the Fram Strait between East...
