We all know that plants and animals have shared a special partnership for millions of years.
Animals rely on plants for habitat, oxygen, shelter, and most importantly, nourishment. Plants, in turn, depend on animals for pollination, fertilization, and propagation.
However, recent reports suggest that climate change is making this transportation of seeds by animals even more necessary, but the process is under threat. Let's find out more.
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Learn about climate change and sustainability and the opportunities it opens up in different disciplines. A few colleges are just launching climate schools and a few states are planning to introduce climate literacy in the K-12 curriculum.
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Did you know that the Himalayas are home to the third-largest glacier sheets after Antarctica and the Arctic?
However, it seems that no place is safe from the effects of climate change, including the highest mountain of all: Mt. Everest.
At 7,906 meters (25,938 feet), Mt. Everest’s South Col Glacier is an impressive vista for many climbers approaching their final stage of ascent. Recent studies have revealed that this glacier has lost more than half of its mass since the 1990s.
During the pandemic, masks and other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE) have become familiar fixtures of our daily lives. They have helped ensure the safety of ourselves and our loved ones.
Yet, the improper disposal of PPE has contributed to a dangerous trend – the accumulation of medical waste and the littering of our planet.
What is medical waste, and how has it grown during the pandemic? Let’s take a closer look.
The European Commission has recently decided to classify nuclear and natural gas as sustainable sources of energy. The proposal will place the sources on the EU’s “green” list.
However, the decision has already divided member countries and triggered a backlash from activist groups.
Why are the rules proving to be so controversial? Let’s find out more about the two sides of the debate.
France, Hungary, Poland, and Romania have supported the new rules as a stepping stone to clean energy.
Iceland, one of the last countries to practice commercial whaling, has announced that it plans to end whale hunting in 2024.
There are many reasons for this decision, the main being a dying demand for whale meat. Let’s delve deeper into more reasons, as well as the practice of whaling.
¿Sabía que casi 1,8 millones de hogares en los EE. UU. usan astillas de madera o gránulos de madera para calentarse?
Estos materiales orgánicos de plantas y árboles se conocen como biomasa y se consideran fuentes de energía renovables.
Pero, ¿son realmente tan verdes como dicen ser? Miramos la controversia y ambos lados del argumento.
¿Te encanta coleccionar conchas marinas cuando vas a la playa? Bueno, es posible que deba pensarlo dos veces en el futuro.
Mauricio, un país insular ubicado al este de África, se enfrenta a un dilema impactante: ahora hay menos conchas marinas en sus playas de arena.
Conchas como la Monetaria annulus, una especie de caracol de mar cuyas conchas están adornadas con un anillo de oro, y la Monetaria moneta, también conocida como cauri del dinero, ahora son mucho más difíciles de encontrar que antes.