Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Environment”
The sun’s surface is a brilliant display of sunspots and flares driven by the solar magnetic field, which is internally generated through a process called dynamo action. Astrophysicists have assumed that the sun’s field is generated deep within the star. But an MIT study finds that the sun’s activity may be shaped by a much … Read the rest
A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison.
Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour … Read the rest
These are Michael Bakich’s picks for the most famous eclipses in history.
Nov. 30, 3340 B.C. – Spiral petroglyphs on the Loughcrew Cairn L Megalithic Monument in Ireland indicate this was the earliest observed solar eclipse for which a record exists.
March 30, 1578 B.C. – The partial solar eclipse that was closer to total … Read the rest
Gather round, some hot new travel inspo just dropped. TIME magazine has just released its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, and we’re here to tell you the where, the why and the what behind its picks.
Migratory species are at risk of disappearing as a result of human encroachment and climate change, a new analysis has found.
In its State of the World’s Migratory Species report published Monday, the first of its kind, the United Nations Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) revealed that about 22% of the 1,189 … Read the rest
The United Nations predicts that 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities and urban areas by 2050, meaning emissions and energy usage will continue to rise with every passing year. The need for smarter urban transport networks, environmentally-friendly water disposal facilities, and buildings with high energy efficiency are more critical than ever.… Read the rest
While Africans toiled and suffered under colonialism, the West prospered, leaving a debt that is yet to be reconciled. With new Western policies geared towards exploiting Africans, it raises the question: Have they forgotten that they owe us?
4 October 2023, the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced the rise in the cost of student … Read the rest
The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently facing a humanitarian crisis as miners are forced to work under exploitative conditions which amounts to modern-day slavery. The mining industry, because of its high demand, is host to various human rights violations including child labour.
20 December 2023, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will head … Read the rest
First on the list of the world’s most endangered animals in 2022 is the amur leopard. Between 2014 and 2015, only around 92 individuals were left in their natural range. This number is now estimated to be around 84. They are extremely vulnerable to poachers, who kill them for their coats and … Read the rest