By: Kaila Morris
In Singapore’s Supertree Grove, fifty-meter-high gardens tower above the sidewalks like trees–– but rather than having a woody composition, each trunk is fortified by surpluses of vibrant plants. This latticework of flowers and ferns awes visitors as it travels upwards, branching off into a scientific beauty: a canopy of metal branches, curved like an inverted umbrella, that converts sunlight into energy.
Read MoreBy: Holly Ji
Want to get rich quick? Be sure to invest in cryptocurrencies that are not only the hottest new trend but the hottest nightmare for the environment. Capitalism has welcomed the sudden surge of NFT, or nonfungible token, production and trade. From a “CryptoCrisp” pringles flavor to Gorillaz, ironically a band notorious for its anti-capitalist themes, announcing their soon-to-be-released NFT collection, it’s safe to say NFTs are popular.
Read MoreBy: Victoria Hristova
The Amazon is home to animals, plants, and 20 million people. To help protect it all, the Brazilian government made a commitment to put a stop to illegal deforestation by 2030 as a part of the Paris Climate Agreement. However, while the goal was to have at most 3,925 square kilometers of trees cut down in 2020, by July, 4,700 square kilometers were already gone.
Read MoreBy: Meredith Stewart
It would be an understatement to say that 2020 was one hell of a year...literally. We started the year on the verge of World War III and ended it just before the first ever storming of the Capitol building by America’s own citizens. If there’s one story that stayed consistently in the news before being overshadowed by a new virus found in Wuhan, China, the potential impeachment of President Trump, or murder hornets migrating to North America, it was the story of raging wildfires.
Read MoreBy: Celina Yang
If you think about what events are in December, most people will probably say Christmas or the Winter Holidays, even though I usually think about the finals first. With the idea of this holiday, there is a greatly common practice of having a Christmas tree in the household during this exciting season. And with this common practice comes the purchase and deposition (except for artificial trees) of millions of Christmas trees, mostly spruce, pine, or fir.
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