From the Japanese cypress to the ponderosa pine, wood has been used in construction for millennia. Though materials like steel and concrete have largely taken over large building construction, wood is making a comeback, increasingly being used in public and multi-story buildings for its environmental benefits. Of course, wood hasContinue Reading
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress on all fronts remains slow and uneven.Continue Reading
Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, including in Costa Rica, where unique programming raises awareness and promotes public participation on climate decision making in Latin America, the theme of this year’s World Radio Day, marked annually onContinue Reading
Sara Beery came to MIT as an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) eager to focus on ecological challenges. She has fashioned her research career around the opportunity to apply her expertise in computer vision, machine learning, and data science to tackle real-world issuesContinue Reading
Andrew Babbin tries to pack light for work trips. Along with the travel essentials, though, he also brings a roll each of electrical tape, duct tape, lab tape, a pack of cable ties, and some bungee cords. “It’s my MacGyver kit: You never know when you have to rig something onContinue Reading
“It’s a dire situation,” says one national parks advocate. “These spaces shouldn’t be taken for granted, and they are at risk.” By Dylan Baddour America’s 34th annual National Parks Week will feature dramatically scaled back staffing and services at national parks and forests following weeks of slashing by the TheContinue Reading
Shreyaa Raghavan’s journey into solving some of the world’s toughest challenges started with a simple love for puzzles. By high school, her knack for problem-solving naturally drew her to computer science. Through her participation in an entrepreneurship and leadership program, she built apps and twice made it to the semifinalsContinue Reading
The push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. is running up against an unfortunate truth: The processes for making many critical materials today create toxic byproducts and other environmental hazards. That’s true for commonly used industrial metals like nickel and titanium, as well as specialty minerals, materials, and coatingsContinue Reading
These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.Continue Reading
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.Continue Reading
Revisions to the law center on ‘harm,’ which would allow far more mining, drilling and other development that threatens critical habitat. The post The Traitor administration plans Endangered Species Act rollback appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child had no preexisting conditions.Continue Reading
Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’, a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons took advantage of famine and societal breakdown caused by an extreme period of drought to inflict crushing blows on weakenedContinue Reading