BY: NADIA ZAIDI Most of us don’t overthink as we indulge in our favourite piece of chocolate. Okay, maybe we think about putting in five extra minutes on the elliptical – but it doesn’t keep us up at night. Yet…
Caltech scientists working to rid fuel of sulfur compounds in gasoline
BY RHIANN MOORE If the world is continually unable to find a way to regulate the excessive use of gasoline and diesel at least scientists at Caltech have developed a method to remove (potentially all) sulfur compounds from the gas.…
A group of scientists just invented reusable paper that could help save the environment
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT According to the WWF, the world goes through about a million tonnes of paper per day, and it seems to be getting worse. In the past, all the average person has been able to do about it…
Bangladesh is saving lives with trees, but it’s not air pollution they’re fighting
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but in Bangladesh, it’s still been striking far too often for anyone’s taste. With at least 200 lightning-related deaths in the country last year, the Bangladeshi government is…
Thailand’s military is bombing its country with seeds to fight deforestation
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI In July 2013, Thailand announced a five-year project to fight the country’s massive deforestation problem and earlier this summer the Royal Thai Air Force dropped thousands of kabok, phayung and maka mong seeds over a wildlife reserve…
“Airbnb” for butterflies – the native tribes dedicated to saving the monarch
By: Kassandra Dzikewicz The population of the monarch butterfly is plummeting quickly. In recent years, the butterflies have decreased by 80 to 95 percent. Deforestation, global warming and the use of pesticides are the main contributors to the decline.…
These visionaries are saving 20 percent of the world’s forests
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Is it the trippiest hike of your life or a 3D scanning system that will revolutionize the forestry industry by protecting the planet? Pioneered by Irish company, Treemetrics, and the European Space Agency, this unique platform harnesses…
How we can all do our bit to save the orangutan from extinction
By: Jack M. The orangutan lives exclusively in Indonesia and Malaysia, and according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, this magnificent animal has been categorized as critically endangered, which means it faces a very high risk of extinction.…