Your blog category
What is clear, says Hoffman, who was former executive director at the Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions, is that the decline of a particular crop can have a devastating impact on the local level—“like a giant factory moving out of town.” To help communities weather this change, the study says food growers will need …
What climate change means for the future of coffee Read More »
Ditch plastic and switch to reuse. Plastic never goes away. At least 14 million tons of it ends up in the ocean annually, making up 80% of all marine debris. Every year thousands of seabirds, sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed after ingesting plastic or getting tangled up in it. You can […]
Make it count: easy to adopt eco-friendly habits for the whole family Minnesota is known for being an environmentally friendly state, and Hennepin County offers a variety of environmental programs. Families wishing to make more sustainable choices may not always know where to start, and some eco-friendly tips won’t work for every family (e.g., if …
https://www.hennepin.us/choose-to-reuse/tips/2021-Eco-Friendly-Habits Read More »
The species help harness carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, deep in the ocean, but much is still unknown about this region and its fascinating inhabitants. On the rolling deck of a 56-foot-long research vessel in California’s Monterey Bay, Karen Osborn peers into a cooler filled with sloshing seawater and a galaxy of twitching life-forms. Moments …
These creatures of the ‘twilight zone’ are vital to our oceans Read More »
These carnivorous plants have evolved in ingenious ways—inspiring innovations from nonstick sprays to water repellants. What other mysteries do pitcher plants hold? Carnivorous plants have long captured popular imagination, portrayed to exaggeration in cult classics such as The Addams Family and Little Shop of Horrors as meat-eating monsters. Their real-life counterparts, albeit less bloodthirsty, are …
These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat Read More »