Midsummer often prompts many of us to shear our locks and don cooler hairstyles to help us survive the heat. As I recently had my own coif chopped up and saw the heaps of hair collecting around the chair, I began to wonder if there aren’t some ways to reuse this particular resource. Here’s [...]
Continue Reading →A few months back I was shocked to hear that owning a dog has an ecological impact similar to that of owning a car. New Zealanders Brenda and Robert Vale, authors of Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, claim that a large size dog is responsible for more [...]
Continue Reading →What can a gecko’s foot teach us about adhesives? After noticing the gecko’s unique ability to run up vertical surfaces and hold onto glass with just one toe, scientists at UC Berkeley’s Biomimetic Milisystems Lab are questioning the ways we think about superglue and duct tape.
Animals have developed a plethora of ways to [...]
Continue Reading →During travel and leisure time, many people let their environmental ideals slip a bit. Is it possible balance our desires to see new places, try new foods, and have a good time with our desire to remain responsible for our environmental impact? Travel doesn’t have to be about boundless consumption. Here are some [...]
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