How Hamburg is becoming Europe’s greenest city
Ciclabili, mobilità elettrica, stretta su plastica e rifiuti. Ecco come la seconda città della Germania sta diventando una smart city.
PCBs, the infamous chemicals keep harming the environment
Polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly known as PCBs, are a group of highly toxic man-made chemicals introduced in the early twentieth century and quickly acclaimed as an industrial breakthrough. Like the pesticide DDT and herbicide Agent Orange, which were also once thought to be safe, PCBs have a dark side. They don’t break down easily and can
Peru declares an emergency as oil spill contaminates the Amazon
Nell’oleodotto della compagnia petrolifera Petroperu si sono aperte due falle e il greggio sta contaminando il fiume Marañon, uno dei principali affluenti del Rio delle Amazzoni.
Brazil requests 5 billion dollars as compensation for the collapse of two dams
It’s been nearly four months since the dam disaster has poisoned Brazil, representing the worst environmental catastrophe in the country’s history and one of the world’s harshest. On 5 November, two dams collapsed in Minas Gerais region, South-eastern Brazil, spilling tonnes of toxic mud and killing 19 people. The area has been devastated, in particular the Doce
Peter Wohlleben, trees are social beings and have social networks, too
Secondo la guardia forestale tedesca Peter Wohlleben gli alberi sono esseri sociali, sono collegati da un grande network naturale e possono perfino essere amici.
Baby dolphin apparently died after beachgoers handed it around for selfies
In Argentina un piccolo delfino è stato tirato fuori dall’acqua da un gruppo di turisti desideroso di scattarsi una foto con l’animale. Il cetaceo è poi morto per disidratazione.
Fiji leads the world in ratifying the Paris climate agreement
Fiji is the first country in the world to ratify the historic COP21 climate agreement negotiated in Paris last December. In demonstration of its commitment to tackling climate change, on 12 February Fiji’s parliament voted unanimously in favour of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With this formal agreement the nation seals its leadership role in raising global awareness on the impact
Plant behaviour finally recognised as a form of intelligence
Italian plant neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso has been working tirelessly to teach the world that plants are intelligent creatures that are able to communicate with each other in order to find nutrients, propagate their species and defend themselves against predators. Naturalist Charles Darwin introduced this notion in the late 1800s, although it was not taken seriously
On the Trails of the Glaciers. The expedition to Patagonia has started
Mettere a confronto foto di ghiacciai oggi con quelle di 60 anni fa, è il modo migliore per dimostrare come il riscaldamento globale stia cambiando la morfologia delle catene montuose più importanti del mondo.
Materia Instabile, a journey across Iceland of over a million steps
After a journey across Iceland of over a million steps, precisely 1,066,113, he needed to stop to think. Mattia Vettorello, young Italian explorer, created a photo-book, Materia Instabile (Unstable Matter). It’s an attempt to push everyone, beginners included, to challenge themselves and get out of their comfort zone. Life is short, and there are too