by Admin | Jul 5, 2019 | Climate Change, Sustainability
If you remember your high school biology, you’ll recall that plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. Of course, they don’t breathe quite the way humans do. Botanists have known for more than 100 years that plant leaves have pores called stomata, and they...
by Admin | Jun 14, 2019 | Climate Change, Information
According to new research from Georgia State University, the timing of hurricanes is one of the primary factors influencing its impact on the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Researchers from Georgia State, and...
by Admin | May 31, 2019 | Conservation
A new international study has shown that the consequences of habitat loss on natural communities is very significant, in ways that have not previously been measured. The study, co-authored by Dr. Miguel Lurgi at Swansea University in England, shows that understanding...
by Admin | May 23, 2019 | Climate Change, Conservation
A group of British scientists wrote to the top 100 wealthiest charitable organizations and people in the United Kingdom and pled for them to help protect the environment and fight climate change. According to the letter’s authors, less than 3 percent of charitable...
by Admin | May 17, 2019 | Conservation, Information
Today—May 17, 2019—is Endangered Species Day, a day where conservation efforts to protect the United States’ endangered species and their habitats are recognized and observed. On this day, we should also cast our view wider, as scientists at the Smithsonian Institute...
