Ecological restoration success higher with natural measures than active measures
Ecological restoration success is higher for natural regeneration than for active restoration in tropical forests. Restoration of deforested and degraded forest areas can be accomplished through a wide range of activities. At one end of the Read More...
WeWork’s grand plan to disrupt schools assumes kids want to be startup founders
WeWork, a co-working company valued at $20 billion, started by creating hip co-working spaces to allow entrepreneurs to flourish in a community setting. Now, it’s trying to transfer that philosophy to education, opening a “conscious, Read More...
California wants to store carbon in the soil
To produce a bumper crop of tomatoes, or lettuce, a farmer hopes for enough sunshine and rain. But those are not the only critical Read More...
I’m an environmental journalist, but I never write about overpopulation
I did an event with environmental journalist (and personal hero) Elizabeth Kolbert late last week, in which we discussed various matters related to journalism and climate change. Subsequently, one of the attendees wrote and asked why I hadn’t Read More...
Let bee-friendly bulbs transform your spring
It’s bulb-planting time. Fill every container, plant every spare inch of soil so that when spring comes everyone will be pleased (even the hard-hearted are softened by the sheer exuberance that bulbs bring on a grey Read More...
Now you can find out where your Thanksgiving turkey came from
When shoppers buy meat in the US, chances are they have no clue where the meat is coming from. That’s why this Thanksgiving, a turkey brand is piloting a program that allows customers to trace the origins of their holiday birds. In a country where looking down the supply chain of most meat Read More...
China is launching Africa as the next economic miracle
In just a quarter of a century, China’s GDP grew thirtyfold, and 750 million people were lifted out of poverty—the most ever achieved in a single period in the history of the world. China went from being poorer than Kenya, Lesotho, and Nigeria to rivaling the United States for the title of Read More...
Encouraging children to drink water with every meal reduces childhood obesity
In a pilot health program, self-serve water dispensers were installed in the cafeterias of many elementary and middle schools in New York City. Researchers found that the water dispensers tripled students’ consumption of water at lunchtime and led to small but significant declines in students’ Read More...
‘Putting self-driving cars on the road as soon as possible will save lives’
Driving a car is the deadliest "disease". It kills 1.2 million people every year. More than malaria. More than violence. More than wars. The self-driving car is not yet perfect. But today's not completely perfect self-driving cars will do better than human drivers... and save lives. That's why a Read More...
Reduce your carbon footprint with these sneakers
While stepping into your favorite pair of kicks may make you feel good, have you ever considered the impact that your sneakers have on the environment? From materials to manufacturing, producing a pair of shoes emits around 13 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The production of the Read More...