https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/13/creating-a-better-leaf Creating a Better Leaf Could tinkering with photosynthesis prevent a global food crisis? By Elizabeth Kolbert December 6, 2021 This story begins about two billion years ago, when the world, if not young, exactly, was a lot more impressionable. The planet spun faster, so the sun rose every twenty-one hours. The earliest continents were forming—Arctica, for … Continue reading Creating a better leaf →

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/world/europe/canary-islands-volcano-honeybees.html Honeybees Survived for Weeks Under Volcano Ash After Canary Islands Eruption For roughly 50 days, thousands of honeybees sealed themselves in their hives, away from deadly gas, and feasted on honey. “It is a very empowering story,” one entomologist said. Five hives that held tens of thousands of bees were covered for weeks in … Continue reading How honeybees survived weeks under volcanic ask after Canary Islands eruption →

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2021/what-world-can-learn-britains-humble-hedge? What the world can learn from Britain’s humble hedge Hedgerows were historically planted as barriers between fields, but in a human-dominated world, they are critical havens, corridors and connectors for wildlife By Katarina Zimmer 11.09.2021 Hedgerows are as British as fish and chips. Without these walls of woody plants cross-stitching the countryside into a harmonious quilt … Continue reading English hedges — last saving grace for wealth of wildlife →

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2021/will-glow-in-the-dark-materials-someday-light-our-cities Will glow-in-the-dark materials someday light our cities? Substances that persistently luminesce are already used in some bike lanes, and in the future could be applied to sidewalks, streets and buildings — saving energy and reducing urban heat By Kurt Kleiner 11.11.2021 round the year 1603, Italian shoemaker and amateur alchemist Vincenzo Casciarolo tried smelting some especially … Continue reading Luminescent materials may solve at least some urban lighting issues →

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/09/false-claim-that-only-11-percent-infrastructure-bill-goes-real-infrastructure/ The false claim that only 11 percent of the infrastructure bill goes to ‘real infrastructure’ By Glenn KesslerThe Fact CheckerToday at 3:00 a.m. EST “Very sad that the RINOs [Republicans in name only] in the House and Senate gave Biden and Democrats a victory on the ‘Non-Infrastructure’ Bill, where only 11% of the money being wasted … Continue reading Infrastructure bill is Truly for that purpose — public benefits abound →

https://www.deeperblue.com/new-research-highlights-the-devastating-impact-of-plastic-on-marine-life/ New Research Highlights The Devastating Impact Of Plastic On Marine Life BySam Helmy -October 25, 2021 New research conducted by Queen’s University Belfast has highlighted the devastating impact microplastics are wreaking on the environment through their impact on hermit crabs. Building on previous research, findings have shown that hermit crabs exposed to microplastics have their ability hindered … Continue reading Plastic devastates marine life →