by Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Climate Change, Information, Sustainability
In discussions about climate change, carbon dioxide gets a lot of the attention, but about 16 percent of the greenhouse gases created by human activity consists of methane, and about one-third of those methane emissions are produced by cattle. The roughly one billion...
by Admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Conservation, Information
Coral reefs are very delicate ecosystems, and we’ve known for some time that those with fewer large fish tend to grow much slower. This is because nutrients in reefs are sparse; they have what ecologists call tight nutrient cycles. Nitrogen and phosphorus, essential...
by Admin | Sep 5, 2016 | Information, Sustainability
Phosphorus is an important part of the biochemistry of most plants and animals. We need it to live, and it can compromise our health when there isn’t enough in our diets. Plants also need it to grow well enough to harvest in modern agriculture. It’s naturally...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Conservation, Information
The largest mass extinction in Earth’s history happened 540 million years ago, and is known as the end-Ediacaran extinction. New fossil evidence from Namibia has helped to shine some light on what caused that extinction: animals. Single-celled organisms dominated the...
by Admin | Jun 17, 2016 | Conservation, Information
Conservation is a key philosophy and practice focused on preserving the planet for future generations of all species. Human passion fueling the conservation movement was inspired by images of unspoiled forests and wide-open prairies. But was it all a dream? Recent...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2016 | Articles, Information
Managing natural resources can be difficult, but it’s essential to making sure that ecosystems aren’t too disrupted. This is doubly so when there are indigenous people living in the region in question, such as the Makushi or Wai Wai people of southern Guyana in South...
