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π» The facemask that can be littered
During the pandemic this past year, facemasks have become a very common litter. When thrown away, masks break down into microplastics and the tiny particles can pollute our drinking water, food and bodies. Before they break down they are a very dangerous risk to...
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Scotland is getting a new nature reserve
A rural community in Scotland just completed one of the biggest grassroots land buyouts in the history of the nation. Under the wing of Langholm Initiative charity, the community raised 3.8 million pounds in order to purchase 5200 acres of land from the Duke of...
βοΈ Coffee pulp – a way to speed up forest restoration
Reforesting the sections of the rainforests we humans destroy is a constantly ongoing project. Now a recent study found coffee pulp to speed up forest restoration. The British Ecological Society (BES) reported that the researchers from ETH-Zurich and the University of...
πΈ Scientists can now predict what the whole pollen season is going to look like
Some people have mixed feelings towards spring. For the 40 percent of the population in Europe and around 30 percent in Sweden who suffer from pollen allergy, it is a time of itchy eyes and runny nose.But soon, those with grass pollen allergies can at least look...
