Can Machine Learning Teach Us Anything?
The breathless headline caught my eye: “Computer Shows Human Intuition—AI Breakthrough!” (or words to that effect). I was intrigued but skeptical. Reading further, I...
How to Recycle: A Quick Guide to Recycling Symbols
How to Recycle Whenever you are about to throw an item in the trash bin, you should look at the recycling symbols first and consider...
8 Simple Ways to Help the Environment
Students are constantly learning how they can make a difference in the world to help the environment. There are classes and clubs focused on various...
9 Things You Can Do to Save the Environment
I live in the US right now, and recent events led me to believe that I live in a bubble. No, not the bubble...
Earth Law and Consumerism
There is a direct link between our consumption choices and the environmental challenges facing us – with consumerism accounting for 60% of greenhouse gas...
Recognizing the Inherent Rights of Nature
The Town of Crestone’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution last month recognizing the rights of nature. Crestone, Colorado now joins dozens of communities,...
Save Nature, Save Lives
One of the first things you realize about Borneo is how difficult it can be to land a plane. On my first trip there,...
Trees travelling west: How climate is changing our forests
Many studies on the impacts of global temperature rise have suggested that the range of our forests will migrate poleward and upward. However, research...
Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles
The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis. Scientists have created a...
Can Molten Salt Make 24-Hour Solar Energy Possible?
IN BRIEF Clean energy companies like SolarReserve want to prove molten salt can aid solar power electricity any time of day. The potential is there,...
