Written by: Ivory Willis
The COVID-19 pandemic brought disruption to the way we work, buy essentials, and study. We were able to adapt to a great extent despite the ongoing struggle in making the necessary adjustments to this new normal...
Written by: Karen A. Spiller and Prakash Kashwan
More than half of all people on Earth live in cities, and that share could reach 70 percent by 2050. But except for public parks, there aren’t many models for nature conservation that...
Written by: Kimberly White
Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago, and Paraguay have joined the battle against marine plastic pollution this week at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, Kenya.
The three nations joined the UN Environment Programme’s...
Written by: Elvis Paul Tangem and Elvis Lyonga Edimo
The Great Green Wall initiative is a reforestation project that aims to transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate crisis. The goals of this African-led project are to...
Written by: Natalie Marchant
Easy to grow and fully biodegradable, mycelium – essentially, the vegatative part of a mushroom – could prove to be the ultimate green material for the future. It can be turned into everything from fashionable handbags, to packaging,...
Written by: Erik Hoffner
January brought a pair of rough storms to the northeastern U.S. They hit when the tides were high and pushed higher than normal by rising sea levels, setting numerous high-water records and prompting Maine Governor Janet Mills to...
Written by: April Burt, Adam Pritchard, and Cheryl Sanchez
It’s not always easy to assess whether animal conservation measures have worked. But we’ve discovered that green turtles of Seychelles – once almost hunted to extinction – are now thriving again....
Written by: Kimberly White
A federal judge in Montana has revived a moratorium halting coal leasing on all public lands. The moratorium has been reinstated on the grounds that the impacts of coal leasing are not fully understood nor sufficiently...
Written by: Andrea Meza Murillo and Gill Einhorn
Beneath every field, forest and city lies the quiet infrastructure of life. Soil is the foundation for the food we eat, the raw materials that power our industries and the natural cycles...
Written by: Dilrukshi Handunnetti
Sri Lanka’s southern coastline is dotted with popular resorts and beaches, but this once pristine landscape hasn’t been spared by the global plastic waste crisis, a study finds.
The authors of the paper, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin,...











