Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic
Tag: Plants
Sikhs Aim to Plant 1,000,000 Trees by November as Gift to Planet
Emma Fiala – Sikhs the world over are leading the charge when it comes to reconnecting to nature. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/15/sikhs-aim-to-plant-1000000-trees-by-november-as-gift-to-planet/…
Melting Glaciers Could Unleash Nuclear Fallout Trapped Within the Ice
An international research project found that high concentrations of radioactive material in glaciers around the world could be exposed due to climate change. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5wx5x/melting-glaciers-could-unleash-nuclear-fallout-trapped-within-the-ice…
It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.
Pollen allergy seasons continue to get longer and more intense as temperatures rise. The weather is warming. The flowers are blooming. Noses are running. Eyes are watering. It’s allergy season yet again, and it’s already severe in states like Georgia and Tennessee. It’s shaping up to be brutal in cities like Chicago, where the frigid… Continue reading It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.
Mainstream Media Finally Admits Legal Hemp is the Answer to Dependency on Big Oil
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project Waking Times Because government is the antithesis to freedom, industrial hemp has been banned nationwide since 1937 ostensibly due to the plant’s similarities to marijuana. Many have speculated that this move was also due to the fact that cannabis is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry by providing… Continue reading Mainstream Media Finally Admits Legal Hemp is the Answer to Dependency on Big Oil
Scientists Found an Edible Mushroom that Eats Plastic, and it Could Clean Our Landfills
Elias Marat, TMU Waking Times Whether we like it or not, our society has become completely reliant on plastic. From food preservation to water transportation, computer technology to healthcare and medicine, plastic can be found in nearly every facet of the human experience. But as we well know, plastic is a double-edged sword, with massive… Continue reading Scientists Found an Edible Mushroom that Eats Plastic, and it Could Clean Our Landfills
Psilocybin & Magic Mushrooms – The Next Wellness & Legalization Trend After Cannabis?
Makia Freeman, Contributor Waking Times Psilocybin, the substance found in 200+ species of magic mushrooms, may be the next health and legalization trend after cannabis. Magic mushrooms have been used in many cultures all over the world for therapeutic and spiritual purposes. Many scientific studies and clinical trials have found positive evidence of their benefits to the… Continue reading Psilocybin & Magic Mushrooms – The Next Wellness & Legalization Trend After Cannabis?