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The inga tree can grow in very poor soil and improve it
Protected areas support the climate and wildlife -- it is our responsability to look after them properly.
Who said size doesn't matter?
More people are choosing to buy larger and more polluting cars
They run below the Antarctic shelves and destabilize and melt them
As the Maya empire thrived, its environmental footprint also grew.
Urban farming has grown by more than 30% in the United States in the past 30 years.
It's a depressing hallmark of human activity.
Recycling? Taking the bus? Better light bulbs? That's all good, but how about taking fewer flights, eating more plants, and having fewer children?
The controversial herbicide is thought to cause cancer and disrupt insect populations.
It boils down to eating beef.
Nestle's plan has been heavily criticized by environmentalists.
A carbon-based material replenishes depleted soil by mining and other activities.
Brazil saw a sharp spike in deforestation during July, which has been followed by extensive burning in August.
"This [study] shows that more research is needed into the efficiency of different water treatment methods for antibiotic removal, as none of the treatments currently used were designed to incorporate this," says lead author Dr. Lena Ciric.
Are you using water sustainably?
Italy's capital is overflowing with trash and local authorities seem completely overwhelmed.
A laudable initiative from Sweden.
Currently, sea levels are 20 cm (almost 8 inches) above pre-industrial levels.
"We want to know if it's possible that more heat tolerant, non-preferred algae could revive bleached coral communities even if the relationship is less efficient," the authors say.
We're hoarding all the supply.
Old age doesn't mean 'frail'.
It's good news, with a bad twist.
The environmental pressure generated by humans is larger than a nuclear explosion -- a revealing vision of the type of impact we're having on the world.
This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.
We can make a difference!
Not good!
Your package has arrived sir, it seems to be a pair of socks. The zebra mussel is on the house.
"Terms like 'eco-friendly' or 'green' encourage the view that objects, behaviors and decisions with these labels are 'good' rather than 'less bad' for the environment," says co-author Dr Linda Langeborg.
This is just adding more salt to the wound.
Cleaning up makes economic sense.
It's Luxembourg's moment in the spotlight.
Could I have some ice with this? Oh... oh wait.
More than 100 turtles were tested -- all had synthetic fibers in their guts.
You reap what you sow.
We're really good at setting bad standards.
"Warm" ice is a problem.
When glaciers fall to the dark side, methane happens.
Está bien!
Only 23% of the world can now be considered wilderness.
We might get more 'exotic' if we dial down on the 'extinction'.
Pocillopora damicornis -- one of the most abundant and widespread reef-building corals in the world -- may help us better understand how anthozoans deal with stress.
Things don't look good, but we can still protect what we have if we take immediate action.
Who doesn't love Legos?
Ultimately, what the mosquito eats, we eat as well.
Well, here's a surprise.
Both figuratively and literally.
Can we please call these things Star Destroyers? Please?
It's an extremely courageous decision -- and we can only hope his call doesn't go unheard.
We need a better solution.
