All life is dependent on natural resources. Clean water, breathable air, stable soil, and food production are just some of the many ecosystem services provided by nature that are essential to the survival of life on Earth. The conservation of these natural resources must become ingrained into everyday thinking to preserve the planet for future […]
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Environment, Science, Sustainability
Akira Miyawaki, an award-winning botanist and former professor, developed the Miyawaki Method of reforestation/afforestation after observing natural Shinto shrines. These shrines are part of the natural landscape and the vegetation that grows around them is reminiscent of ancient forest structures (Nordson Green Earth). Based on the plant interactions around these shrines, Miyawaki turned his observations
Fast Forests, The Miyawaki Way Read Post »
Environment, Innovation, Science, Sustainability
Modern evolutionary engineering techniques—notably clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) gene editing technology, gene therapy, and synthetic biology—are transforming healthcare by tackling diseases at their genetic roots. Scientists can now “edit” the human genome to correct mutations, offering hope for curing thousands of genetic diseases (UNCTAD, 2019). These technologies have started to reach patients
Evolutionary Engineering & Ethical Thrivability: Balancing Innovation and Well-Being Read Post »
Environment, Innovation, Science
Introduction We often microwave our lunch boxes and boil water in a plastic kettle. These actions can lead to problems that arise from microplastics. Microplastics can negatively impact human health and the environment. The issue of microplastics is particularly concerning as plastic packaging does not biodegrade and inevitably resurfaces years later (Kumar et al., 2021).
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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
The ocean is our planet’s largest ecosystem. It covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and contains about 97% of the Earth’s water (IPCC, 2019). Almost 2.4 billion people live within 100 km of the ocean globally and interact directly with it regularly (United Nations Ocean Conference). Unfortunately, our global ocean faces numerous pressures that affect
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Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Sustainability
Plastic pollution is one of the grave environmental threats we face, harming both animal and human health. Single-use plastic accounts for 40% of plastic production globally (Parker, 2024). Owing to the take-make-dispose culture, most of these plastic bags and wrappers end up in waterways and ultimately the ocean. Plastic flow to the oceans is predicted
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Environment, Health, Science, Technology
The ocean is the largest ecosystem on the planet and a crucial component for much life on Earth. The ocean generates about 50 percent of the oxygen we need to survive. Our oceans also act as the planet’s largest carbon sink – a crucial buffer against the impacts of climate change. Additionally, the ocean is
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Environment, Innovation, Science, Sustainability, Technology
In an environment where rising temperatures are a concern to the world today, the impact of heatwaves is increasingly becoming common due to global warming (i.e. increasing high temperatures). Which may pose a notable threat to food security and more importantly human health. As temperatures continue to rise, so does the occurrence and human exposure
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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
Life can be stressful. This is a fact that I’m sure most people, regardless of age or demographic, can agree on. Work responsibilities can be overwhelming, financial responsibilities burdensome, and family issues exhausting. Stress can severely affect both our mental and physical states, so it is important that we have methods to control and minimize
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Health, Lifestyle, Science, Society
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, another silent pandemic reveals the need to enforce a healthy lifestyle – antibiotic resistance. In fact, the World Health Organisation (WHO) labels antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top 10 global health concerns for humankind. So the real question is, how is antibiotic resistance connected to
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Coronavirus, Health, Science, Sustainability
