Archive for 2020
Composting, forest memorials among end-of-life options
Composting bodies takes about a month. Forest 'memorials' are meant to be forever. They're just two new options for what to do when we die.
Australia’s bushfires destroyed a fifth of the country’s forests
In just a few months some 5.8 million hectares of broadleaf forest burned down in New South Wales and Victoria.
The future of sustainable transport depends on smart policies
Sustainable transport needs to help meet real human needs in effective ways.
Climate change will cause cold-blooded animals to age faster
A warming environment speeds up the rate of living in cold-blooded animals, causing them to die younger.
New Svalbard seed deposits protect against biodiversity loss
"The Seed Vault is the ultimate insurance policy for the world’s food supply," says Stefan Schmitz of Global Crop Diversity Trust.
Will Beijing’s new ban on the illegal wildlife trade succeed?
It has taken a deadly viral outbreak, but China has finally banned the wildlife trade.