by Warp Institute | Jul 3, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Researchers at the Australian agency Csiro have investigated how various measures can reduce the amount of plastic waste on Australia's beaches. It turns out that with relatively simple local measures it is possible to reduce plastic waste significantly. By...
by Warp Institute | Jul 2, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
New York Public Libraries (NYPL) are giving away 500 000 books this summer in order to keep kids engaged in reading. Their idea is that the kids are to keep them forever: “a lifelong love of reading—and your own home library—begin with choosing...
by Warp Institute | Jul 2, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
For over a century, scientists have believed the Fernandina Giant Tortoise – Chelonoidis phantasticus – species to be extinct due to regular volcanic eruptions on their native island – the Fernandina isle in the Galápagos.In 2017,...
by Warp Institute | Jul 1, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Only 15% of the areas that should be protected to guarantee biodiversity in EU member states have sufficiently good conservation status, according to statistics from the European Environment Agency, EEA. The European Commission now wants to increase that figure...
by Warp Institute | Jul 1, 2022 | Climate, Environment, 📈 Human Progress
Humans aren’t the only ones changing with the climate. According to the American Journal of Botany California’s iconic redwood trees adjust their leaves’ capacity for water depending on their environment. Yahoo! Finance writes that the redwood...
