Archive for February 2023
The vanishing of insects is making it harder to grow food
A compilation of 166 studies estimates that insect populations are declining globally at a rate of 0.9% per year.
Some corals are putting up a fight against warming temperatures
Heat-tolerant alga can help corals endure well into the second half of the current century.
As rockets take off, so do new concerns for ozone layer
The demand for rocket launches will only grow in the future, and that's raising concern over progress on protecting Earth's ozone layer.
Many plants and animals are facing extinction in the U.S.
Photo: Pixabay/christels A third of wild plants and an even larger share of animals are at risk of going extinct in the United States, according to a prominent conservationist group in its report, which has sounded the alarm about the
Earth has lost a fifth of wetlands since 1700, but most could still be saved
Being close to a reliable source of water and generally flat, wetlands were always prime targets for development.
Food companies are setting their sight on net zero. Will they succeed?
Nestlé, PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz have announced long-term commitments to creating a sustainable food system.