Conservation

When the average person opens Instagram or Facebook, they are often greeted with at least one image of someone vacationing at the beach. That person may be holding a freshly fallen coconut, snorkeling in turquoise waters, or wearing exotic flowers…Read More

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “rewilding” refers to “the process of protecting an environment and returning it to its natural state, for example by bringing back wild animals that used to live there.” Other definitions dictate the removal of human input,…Read More

World Wetlands Day is a United Nations International Day of Importance designed to educate people about these natural areas’ vital role in our ecological, economic, and social health. World Wetlands Day commemorates the signing of the “Convention on Wetlands of…Read More

People fly across states—even countries and sometimes continents—to buckle on heavy-duty boots, hitch skis or snowboards over their shoulders, and catch lifts up snow-covered mountains—despite the high environmental cost of such winter vacations on the mountains themselves. Although most of…Read More

Modern news sources, oversaturated with photos and videos, are ineffective instigators of action, especially regarding major international environmental crises. If we are not distracted by images of friends on Instagram or the latest Tweet by Elon Musk, we might just…Read More

December 5th marks World Soil Day. Since time immemorial, humans have been trying to better understand soil composition, function, and cycles so that we can use them more productively in agriculture. Around the world, we have applied techniques of science…Read More

October 9th marks the beginning of Earth Science Week, 2022, an observance that the American Geosciences Institute established in 1998 to promote proper stewardship and understanding of the Earth. This year’s theme is “Earth Science for a Sustainable World,” which…Read More

Industries like mining, oil, gas, and manufacturing are often targeted as the unforgivable polluters of our environment. However, rather than blacklisting such sectors, which undergird modern society, a more progressive perspective is to identify ways in which their environmental impacts…Read More

As of right now, the world is clocking in at about 7.75 billion people. The Earth provides us with an untold amount of resources. It gives us a home, nourishment, and shelter from the elements. But its resources are limited,…Read More

Oyster restoration projects have recently been making waves in the conversation around sustainability, especially in coastal New England towns and cities. Over the past decade or so, teams of dedicated scientists and environmentalists have been working hard in places like…Read More