Earth & Environment

The Secret of Classic Belgian Beers is a Unique Mix of Yeasts

Classic Belgian beers result from a rare mixture of different species of yeasts. In industrial environments, several hybrids between Saccharomyces species combine the traits...

Researchers Sequence the Genome of the Florida Panther

The genome of the Florida panther has been sequenced for the first time by researchers from the University of Central Florida and the Ohio...

An Unsolved Mystery: the Disappearance of Urban House Sparrows

Walking through the centre of some European cities such as London, Amsterdam, Madrid or Prague, you may sense something is missing. If you have...

Searching for Life Underneath the Lost City

The majestic white spires of the Lost City protrude out of a mountain located 800 meters below the Atlantic Ocean. In December of 2000,...

Do Plants Have Consciousness? Most Likely Not and They Are Fine With That

In our first article from the “Paper in Review” series, we point our magnifying glass to an Opinion article that debunks the idea that plants are conscious beings.

June 2019 Was the Hottest June Ever Recorded

Last month, temperatures hit a record, according to the European Centre for Weather Forecasts. Data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that...

Air Pollution in 2019: the Numbers

On June 5, the United Nations celebrates World Environment Day. Each year, the goal is to encourage people to take action on a particular...

America can afford a Green New Deal – here’s how

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey are calling for a “Green New Deal” that would involve massive government spending to shift the...

Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?

“Bees know best,” beekeepers in Bosnia-Herzegovina tend to say. Keen observers of hives, Bosnian beekeepers take bees as knowledgeable beings. The bees, they say,...

COP24 Shows Global Warming Treaties can Survive the Era of the Anti-Climate ‘Strongman’

New leaders have emerged over the past few years who have changed the highest levels of political and diplomatic discourse. After divisive elections, both...