Gold price surge helps drive deforestation Mercury used in gold mining pollutes rivers Women miners turn to clean tech that boosts yields LABERINTO, Peru, April 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A s gold prices surge, so has illegal mining in South America, destroying forests and polluting rivers, but women in eastern Peru are pioneering technology…
Many old plants and animals don’t just degenerate over time, but acquire size, strength, experience and traits that younger generations depend on. Some ancient organisms can benefit humans by helping us understand ageing or even providing anti-ageing or anti-cancer compounds. Ancient trees benefit us by capturing and storing carbon. While all trees sequester carbon that…
You know the drill—pack your bags, move to a hotel, let the professionals work their magic, and return to your freshly renovated paradise. Simple. Now, let’s apply that same logic to Earth. Maybe what works for a three-bedroom apartment in downtown Mumbai will work perfectly for an entire planet. But hold on. Why do we…
Burning palm trees and multi-million-dollar mansions turned into ash make an unforgettable symbol of the damage climate change is wreaking. An even greater toll, however, will be counted in lives cut short not by the violence of a wildfire, but by the slow poisoning unleashed by its flames. Particulates permeate the air we breathe, whether…
