Brazil isn’t the only one suffering the effects of forest fires. In Australia, bushfires, which have grown increasingly more severe and have begun much earlier this year than in the past, are threatening Australia’s residents and wildlife. In early September of this year, Australia witnessed its first and most severe series of bushfires on the…
Happy Halloween, gardeners! Tonight we relish in the spooktacular array of treats, costumes, and movies. But tomorrow, we will undoubtedly be throwing away heaps of candy wrappers and trading in our cobwebs and giant spiders for gourds and cheerful scarecrows. When Halloween is over and the transition to Thanksgiving begins, most of us throw our…
In the past year, U.S. beekeepers lost 40 percent of their honeybee colonies despite the fact that Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon in which worker bees abandon the colony, has declined in the last few years. Research conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership, a nonprofit group led by the University of Maryland, cited climate…
The holidays are nearing, and while for many that means turkey, mashed potatoes, and sweet potato casserole, for others it means lobster dinner and clam bakes. But soon enough, we might not be able to enjoy the sweet meat of red lobsters or the briny bite of oysters rockefeller. For those who don’t live on…
We’ve all seen it: the ad for the Impossible Burger, which sounds both tempting and downright impossible. But it’s not impossible to cultivate an authentic-tasting burger from plant-based products; and soon, it might be one of the ways in which we can feed the 9 billion people joining our planet by 2050. So what exactly…
If you like to garden, then you can appreciate the swell of pride in every gardener’s chest at the sight of a weedless and perfectly manicured lawn; a garden bursting with ripe vegetables; and a flowerbed dotted with vibrant petals. While this lovely scene is every gardener’s dream, it often comes at a cost. To…
We know that cows contribute to climate change, but does their manure contribute to climate change too? According to a new study, which was conducted by Colorado State University and the University of Idaho and published on October 9 in Ecology Letters, manure from livestock who are given antibiotics can actually contribute to climate change….
For most of us, we haven’t heard the term “pH” since high school chemistry. If you remember (and most of us don’t), pH stands for potential hydrogen and measures how acidic or basic something is. You may have heard that juice and coffee are acidic substances, and this is because they have a pH of…
Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, warning the public that the earth’s oceanic and frozen regions are at risk if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced significantly and quickly. The ocean serves as a carbon sink and has absorbed…
Are you wondering when is the best time to fertilize cool-season grass? The Best Time to Fertilize Cool-Season Grass Now that it’s fall, it’s time to give a little more TLC to your cool-season grasses. The sweltering heat of the summer can severely damage the root system of these grasses. During the fall, however, the…
