ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Startup Uses Water Hyacinth to Clean up Oil Spills

Startup Uses Water Hyacinth to Clean up Oil Spills

A startup from Benin has found multiple solutions to get rid of water hyacinth weeds, an invasive plant that has disturbed local communities. The plant is converted into a fibers that can be used to absorb oil spills.
Domestication of Animals May Have Led Some of Them to Develop Smaller Brains

Do Domesticated Animals Have Smaller Brains?

When researchers from Linköping University selectively bred the junglefowl from the forest with the least fear of humans, they found that after ten generations the offspring have acquired a smaller brain compared to its ancestors.
Cellulosic Biofuels and Cleaning Up Carbon Pollution Can Mitigate Climate Change

Biofuels Made From Common Grass Could Replace Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels have increased the rate of climate change with high rates of carbon emissions. Cellulosic biofuels from a common North American grass and cleaning up carbon solutions can help mitigate climate change.
World's Largest Aquarium Set To Open

Man Shows How Soft a Beluga Whale's Head Is

Footage of a man and a Beluga whale show their close relationship. Although Beluga whales are not officially endangered, there are still several threats to their species.

A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland

The UN population forecast predicts that by 2050 there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet. They’ll live mostly in cities and have an older median age than the current global population. One looming question is, what will they eat?
Lanternfly Infestation Threaten West Coast Farms

Lanternfly Infestation Threatens East Coast Farms

The spotted lanternfly has become an invasive species affecting counties the fruit trees, nut trees, and rich vineyards. Local authorites and scientists are working together to control the disastrous infestations.
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