ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Infrared image showing the living parts of the wings of different species of butterflies

Do Butterfly Wings Overheat Under the Sun?

As it turns out, the intricacy and detail of their wings protect them from overheating. (Photo : Nanfang Yu - Nature Communications)Infrared image showing the living parts of the wings of different species of butterflies Simple, yet delicate at the same time, butterflies are naturally beautiful--it's just one of those things.
Planting trees in the city is more important than you can imagine

Urban Trees Reduce Pollution and Heatwaves

Instead of constructing buildings and roads, it's hightime for people in the urban regions to think about planting trees as they reduce pollution and protect us from heatwaves.
What Happens to Your Body If You Catch Coronavirus

Coronavirus Effects: What Happens to the Body of Infected Individuals

This is what we know so far on the effects of Covid-19 on your body. (Photo : China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS)A doctor disinfects a room for medical staff with sanitizing equipment at a community health service center, which has an isolated section to receive patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus and suspected patients of the virus, in Qingshan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2020.
Bluebird Feeding on Mealworms (IMAGE)

Feeding Bluebirds Helps Fend Off Parasites

If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure they have a source of food: you may be helping baby birds give parasites the boot.
These are red corals in the Mediterranean Sea.

Red Coral Effectively Recovers in Mediterranean Protected Areas

Protection measures of the Marine Protected Areas have enable red coral colonies (Corallium rubrum) to recover partially in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching health levels similar to those of the 1980s in Catalonia and of the 1960s in the Ligurian Sea (Northwestern Italy).
Compostable Coffee Pods Making Coffee More Sustainable In 2020

Compostable Coffee Pods Making Coffee More Sustainable In 2020

When the concept of coffee pod machines that could help you to recreate your favourite coffee shop beverage at home first came about, many people were very excited. These machines are present in many homes around the world to this day, but what kind of effect are these having on the environment? Many people don't realise that these pods are not always compostable and they cannot be recycled.
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