By Elias Marat We all know that consumerism is a force that’s destructive to the environment, but too frequently the blame is placed on cultural factors — for example, our personal habits as consumers. However, the enormous burden placed on the environment is primarily due…
Northwestern University synthetic biologists developed a simple, inexpensive new test that can detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water. With one drop of water, test detects fluoride levels that exceed EPA standards Test costs pennies to make, is easy to read and requires no…
By John Vibes Air New Zealand has recently come up with a great new way to reduce waste on its airline. Earlier this month, the airline announced that they will be introducing edible cups on their flights and airport lounges to cut down on plastic….
By Michael Snyder Something is causing the waters just off the West Coast to heat up dramatically, fish are dying off in staggering numbers, birds that feed on those fish are also dying off rapidly, and scientists have discovered 15,000 holes in the ocean floor…
By Rosanne Lindsay What if you could decode the narrative presented in the mainstream to show that seasonal weather changes are intentional? What if you could prove that weather systems are created by aerosols and ionospheric heaters to steer the rivers of the sky? What…
By Matt Agorist Nothing highlights the radical disparity between different parts of the globe more than food. As children and adults starve to death at a rate of 25,000 a day across the world, the United States throws away enough food to fill the Willis…
By John Vibes According to a study published in the journal Biomass and Bioenergy earlier this year, planting more hemp could help to maintain bee populations which have become dangerously low in recent years. The study was conducted by researchers at Colorado State University, who…
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction,” new research published in the American Thoracic Society’s journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society. The study…
By Mayukh Saha Extruded polystyrene, or Styrofoam as we know it, is among the top polluters after plastic. This non-biodegradable, inflammable material is mostly used as packing material, but the consequences are quite drastic. Since it retains the temperature of the product, Styrofoam is also…
By Elias Marat Those of us living in the developed countries of Europe and North America often take our access to potable water for granted, spraying it needlessly over our cars and turf-covered lawns, or flushing gallons of it with abandon every time we visit…
By Mayukh Saha Syria has been reeling under a civil war since 2011 and it has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the current world. The Syrian Civil War has nearly 14 million residents of the country either as international refugees or…
By Amanda Froelich Amidst all of the seeming-chaos and unfortunate news in the world, it’s heartening to hear that a marine species is not only bouncing back but thriving. New research shows that humpback whales in the South Atlantic have rebounded from the brink of…
By John Vibes According to a new study published on Tuesday in Frontiers in Marine Science, manta rays and whale sharks in Indonesia are consuming between 63 and 137 pieces of plastic pollution per hour. A team of scientists from Marine Megafauna Foundation and Murdoch…
By John Vibes According to a recent study published in Nature Scientific Reports, a specific type of mushroom extract can help honeybees fight off a devastating virus that is suspected of contributing to massive bee die-offs in recent years. The study was conducted by researchers…
By Tyler Durden A pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm has already traversed the Central Plains toward the upper Midwest. The storm is producing dangerous weather conditions during one of the busiest driving days of the year, reported NBC News. Winter Storm Dorothy dumped 7 to 12 inches of…
Moisture farming is not just for the deserts of Tatooine — advances in fog harvesting technology may provide an additional fresh water source in foggy coastal areas with little precipitation Fog harvesting is a potential practical source of fresh water in foggy coastal deserts, and…
A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia to make the opaque, unstable and unjust supply chain for forest medicinal plants such as ginseng sustainable, according to a team of researchers who have studied the market for more…
By John Vibes According to new research published in the journal Science Advances, a third of tropical African plants are at risk of extinction. A team led by Dr. Thomas Couvreur of the French National Institute for Sustainable Development, collected data across Africa, documenting 22,000…
By John Vibes RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan has launched a vegan puffer jacket that is made out of recycled plastic bottles that were removed from the ocean. RZA’s company 36 Chambers has teamed up with PETA and the German clothing brand Embassy of Bricks…
By Mac Slavo The embattled biotech company Monsanto will have to pay a hefty fine of $10 million for spraying a dangerous pesticide on “research crops” in Hawaii. Over 160 lbs of the pesticide used was stockpiled and sprayed even after it was banned by…
