Environment

Pet Owners: Watch Out for Foxtail Seed Pods That Can Harm Your Dog or Cat This Summer

Across much of the United States, spring is in full force. With warmer weather, people are taking their furry family members out on longer walks and spending more time outside. Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail. Despite the cute name, foxtails can pose a major threat to your pet’s health. I am a veterinarian in California’s Central Valley, and foxtails are a daily issue where I work, especially during the spring and summer months.

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New Research on Ticks May Lead to Better Vaccines — Here’s How to Prevent Bites in the Meantime

Environment / 4 min. read

Lyme disease, tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever — these are just some of the serious tick-borne diseases that affect tens of thousands of Americans every year. There is currently one vaccine for preventing tick-borne illness, but it only protects against encephalitis. Thankfully, a recent study on animal resistance may help pave the way for broader

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“A City in a Park”: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Is North America’s First National Park City

Environment / 3 min. read

North America is home to hundreds of national parks — and now, one National Park City. Earlier this month, Chattanooga, Tennessee, became the first on the continent to be named as such by the U.K. nonprofit National Park City Foundation. The third in the world, it follows London and Adelaide, Australia, which nabbed the designations in

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The “World’s Lightest Champagne Bottle” Could Eliminate 8,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions Per Year

Environment / 3 min. read

The next time you want to pop some bubbly, there’s no need to wrestle with a heavy bottle of Champagne — a century-old French brand just dropped a lighter version that’s better for the planet. Dubbed the “world’s lightest Champagne bottle,” it weighs a mere 1.76 pounds (or 800 grams) and promises to reduce carbon

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How Single-Stream Recycling Works — Your Choices Can Make It Better

Environment / 6 min. read

This article was written by Alex Jordan, an associate professor of plastics engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin,

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Nearly 40 Years After Chernobyl’s Nuclear Explosion, the Area Is One of Europe’s Biggest Nature Reserves

Environment / 3 min. read

The Red Forest in Ukraine, about 94 miles north of Kyiv, is teeming with life. Wild horses, brown bears, wolves, Eurasian lynx, and other animals roam the lush land lined with more than 1,200 plant species. It’s hard to imagine that this is the site of the worst nuclear accident in history. On April 26,

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Miami Researchers Are Testing a Textured Seawall Designed to Hold Back Water and Create a Home for Marine Organisms

Environment / 4 min. read

This article was written by Sara Pezeshk, a postdoctoral fellow at Florida International University, and Shahin Vassigh, a professor of architecture at Florida International University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Morningside Park, a

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The Caribbean Is a “Biodiversity Hot Spot”: Meet the Nonprofit Helping Protect It

Environment / 5 min. read

This spring, Nice News is partnering with Re:wild for our Cause of the Season — a quarterly fundraising initiative spotlighting nonprofits doing essential work to make the world a better place. Click here to donate to the organization, and read on for our interview with Re:wild’s Caribbean program officer, Justin Springer. The hundreds of islands

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“Exceedingly Rare” Footage of Chimpanzee Using a Tool Represents Conservation Success in Gabon: Watch

Environment / 4 min. read

If you randomly stumbled upon a video camera in your backyard, you might do a little investigating to see who was watching — and in “exceedingly rare” footage from the Batéké Plateau National Park, a chimpanzee did the same. Clasping a long stick between its fingers, the curious ape poked at the camera’s lens before

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Sustainable Sheep: Why Ranchers Are Repurposing “Waste Wool” Into Fertilizer

Environment / 3 min. read

Can wool save water? Sheep ranchers certainly think so. Over the past decade, an increasing number have begun turning their “waste wool” — aka the low-quality wool that can’t be used for fabric and typically gets tossed — into fertilizer. Unwashed raw wool boasts plenty of nutrients plants love, like nitrogen and potassium, making it

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