Native knowledge: What Ecologists are learning from indigenous people
From Alaska to Australia, scientists are turning to the knowledge of traditional people for a deeper understanding of the natural world.
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How eating seaweed can help cows to belch less methane
Emissions from the nearly 1.5 billion cattle on earth are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
Conflicting Data: How Fast Is the World Losing its Forests?
The latest UN report on climate says reducing deforestation is crucial to slowing global warming.
Beetle mania: The nasty insect that is killing the trees of Johannesburg
South Africa’s largest city proudly notes that it has one of the world’s largest urban forests. But an invasive insect has been killing Johannesburg’s trees by the tens of thousands, and baffled experts are scrambling to find ways to stop it.
‘Rhino Coin’: Can a cryptocurrency help save Africa’s rhinoceroses?
South African ranchers who raise rhinos are supporting a virtual currency, backed by stockpiles of valuable rhino horn, to fund protection of the threatened animals.
Sparing vs sharing: The great debate over how to protect nature
What is the best way to save nature – to cordon off areas for parks and open space or to integrate conservation measures on working lands?
How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the economies of nations around the world.
The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand
By far the largest mining endeavor globally is digging up sand, mainly for the concrete that goes into buildings.
In Germany, Consumers Embrace a Shift to Home Batteries
A growing number of homeowners in Germany are installing batteries to store solar power.
Is your smartphone listening to you?
It all began with a car crash. I was doing some ironing when my mum came in to tell me that a family friend had been killed in a road accident in Thailand.
