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Food waste has reached colossal proportions and the magnitude of the problem requires equally massive resources with the potential to supply sustainable answers. What better than the dynamic digital databases and advanced analytics we literally have access to “at our fingertips”.
By Susan Langthorp
Continue reading “Digital technologies like SHARECITY can reduce food waste”Located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Perućica is one of the last two saved primeval forests in Europe (the other being the Białowieża Forest). Perućica has many trees that are 300 years old, and its age is stated to be 20,000 years (it existed even before the last Ice Age which concluded about 11,550 years ago). There are trees over 50 meters high (164 feet) in the forest.
Continue reading “Perućica, one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe”Before the invention of the telescope, no one on Earth knew that Saturn had rings until the 1600s. Galileo Galilei discovered them with his telescope in 1610, but he did not know what these were either. Thus they remained a mystery until 1655 when the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens (see notes 1) figured out that they were actually planetary rings.
Continue reading “When did we first realize that Saturn had rings”The great white shark (scientific name: Carcharodon carcharias) is one of the most feared beasts in the world’s oceans. They are also known as simply the “great white”, white pointer, white shark, or white death. They can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the Earth’s oceans. Here are 10 amazing great white shark facts.
Continue reading “Top 10 Amazing Great White Shark Facts”Many future climate scenarios suggest that negative emissions will be needed to limit global warming. Researchers are now investigating how feasible this is.
By Sandrine Ceurstemont
Continue reading “Could negative emissions actually help curb global warming?”On November 21, 2021, the spacecraft traveled with a velocity of 364,660 miles per hour (586,863 km/h), or 101 miles per second (mi/s) (163 kilometers per second), and once again became the fastest human-made object ever built. That speed is fast enough to fly from New York to Tokyo in just over a minute.
Despite it seeming blazingly fast (and actually, it is), it is only about 0.05437% of the speed of light.
Continue reading “Fastest human-made object: Parker Solar Probe”Mars is now a cold and extremely arid desert that is constantly bombarded with deadly solar radiation. It has a very thin atmosphere (it’s really thin, it is practically almost a vacuum) and no liquid water. But that was not always the case. Billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface. It had oceans, lakes, and rivers. So, how Mars died? How did it lose its atmosphere and water and become the extremely cold, arid desert we know now? Here’s a short video by BBC Earth Lab explaining the death of Mars.
Continue reading “How Mars Died? The Death Of Mars”As more companies develop electric vehicles (EVs), controversy has grown over whether they are better for the environment than gas-run vehicles. Although some experts disagree, most have concluded that electric cars are better for the environment. Here’s the nitty-gritty of how electric cars really impact the environment.
Continue reading “The Environmental Impact of Electric Cars”In the wake of continued climate change and the lingering effects of the global pandemic, sustainability has become much more than just a catchy buzzword. In increasing frequency, people are becoming more mindful of how their actions and behaviors can harm the environment. According to a recent Forbes poll, 32% of U.S. consumers actively seek out companies that are working to reduce their environmental impact.
Continue reading “Sustainability: Business and Community Efforts”The future may seem dystopian since there are many problems in the world: global warming, environmental problems, biodiversity loss, pandemics, etc… But we can still be hopeful for the future thanks to these three key statistics.
Continue reading “Why we can still be hopeful for the future: 3 key statistics”
