‘Every Time an Elder Dies, a Library is Burnt’: Amazon COVID-19 Toll Grows
Sue Branford – COVID-19 kills the elderly, those with underlying health conditions, the poor and vulnerable.
Sue Branford – COVID-19 kills the elderly, those with underlying health conditions, the poor and vulnerable.
Jake Anderson – This already historic and unprecedented summer could mark yet another outlandish first: scientists plan to release genetically modified mosquitos.
Morgan Erickson-Davis – Researchers are also worried about how the COVID-19 crisis could affect forests in 2020.
Anthony McLennan – 3.8 million hectares of tropical primary forest was lost in 2019 – the equivalent of a football pitch every six seconds.
Phillip Schneider – Researchers found that electromagnetic emissions cause ‘high-level damage’ to trees within range of cell phone masts.
Elias Marat – A Canadian startup has set the lofty goal of using drones to plant a billion trees by 2028, hoping to revolutionize reforestation.
Elias Marat – A much-needed bit of news we can certainly “bee” grateful for!
Elias Marat – A new plant-based plastic created from sugars extracted from sustainably-grown plants would replace fossil fuel-based plastics.
John Vibes – According to a new study published in the journal Science, scientists recently discovered 1.9 million pieces of microplastic in an area of about 11 square feet.
Elias Marat – What an amazing spectacle of nature.
Elias Marat – Cocoa Beach is a city known for its gorgeous maritime forests and its international surfing competition.
Liz Kimbrough – Up in the cool Mexican mountains, billions of monarch butterflies gather together for the winter.
Elias Marat – Fossil fuel demand could be wiped out for decades to come, even after the pandemic subsides.
Elias Marat – Spanish authorities were forced to apologize for spraying a beach with bleach.
Elias Marat – Scientists say whales are less stressed out and enjoying conversations without all of the racket caused by ships.
Elias Marat – “The drastic reduction in air pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns shows how our habits and behaviors directly impact the air we breathe.”
John Vibes – The structure was built for Dutch Design Week, and was created entirely out of materials that grow on earth, including timber and mycelium.
Shanna Hanbury – Huge swaths of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are drier than usual after a rainy season well below historical levels.
Jessica Corbett – “We keep getting clear signs that the way we live and the actions we take are having severe consequences.”
John Vibes – Masks have now become either mandatory or strongly recommended across much of the world, in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus.