A movement is afoot to beautify cities and populated areas by removing substantial amounts of excess cement and planting greenery that is aimed at reducing stormwater runoff and flooding.

Leaf litter refers to organic material, including leaves, twigs, and other plant debris, that fall to the ground. Three layers comprise leaf litter: the litter layer (with dead leaves), fermenting ...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the EU’s Earth Observation Programme, recently released its seventh annual European State of the Climate report. It highlighted key climate-related events in ...

Intermittent fasting is a topic that’s not starving for attention. In both conventional and alternative medical circles, the best methods of fasting and their associated health benefits are generating ...

The olfactory bulb is a part of the brain that processes information associated with smell. There are two bulbs per person, each located above a nasal cavity. Some researchers “worry the olfactory ...

Hydrogen (H) is the most abundant element in the universe; it is typically found bonded to carbon (such as hydrocarbons in petroleum) and oxygen (as in water). Hydrogen is not widely used as a fuel at ...

In its Arctic Economic Report 2024, released in September, the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) highlighted the potential for northern nations to dominate future global extraction of critical raw ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a new report highlighting global export and agricultural use of inorganic fertilizers from 2002 to 2022. Fertilizer nutrients ...

A new UN report examines progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from their 2015 baseline to current levels. Among the 135 assessable targets (out of 169), nearly half (48%) had ...

The Ruhr University Bochum’s Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) and Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft in Germany published the 2024 edition of their annual World Risk Report.

The pleasant drone of honeybees gathering pollen on a summer day, and the rotund form of a bumblebee bobbing towards a welcoming flower are some of the delights of a flourishing garden in full bloom.

Autumn is the season of harvest and gratitude, whether it be through Thanksgiving in the US, Chuseok in South Korea, or Erntedankfest in Germany. Accompanying such celebrations are tasty seasonal ...