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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Artificial Intelligence (AI), defined as the capability of machines to imitate intelligent human behavior and learn from data, is considered by many to be the final frontier of computing. And environmentalists and tech companies are now harnessing the power of AI to service...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Major declines in populations of bees in North America and beyond is a big problem for farmers who depend on this free natural pollinator to help fertilize their crops that end up as food on our tables. According to the non-profit Natural Resources...
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Linda Barr Public News Service BOSTON – The German pharmaceutical and chemical company, Bayer, is known for aspirin, but it is also a key manufacturer of seeds and pesticides. Now it is about to sweep up Monsanto, the U.S.-based agricultural giant. This impacts New England farmers who depend on...
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Javier Sierra Sierra Club Trump los llama “animales” Le cuento un secreto. Estoy escribiendo esta columna en español. No se lo diga a nadie, ahora que está abierta la veda contra nosotros los inmigrantes, sobre todo hispanos. Pierde uno la cuenta de los abusos y vejaciones que estamos sufriendo...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic water bottles were once ubiquitous on college campuses and beyond where people wanted to stay hydrated without buying wasteful single-use plastic water bottles. But today we have many more options for going green when it comes to water bottles. When evidence started...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” (mahogany, rosewood, spruce, ebony) that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder (and much more expensive) to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service YOSEMITE, Calif. – This week is national Infrastructure Week, and a coalition of business, conservation and veterans groups are calling for a dedicated funding stream to address the $11 billion backlog of deferred maintenance at our national parks. The money is needed to repair...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Geologists used to believe that “fracking”—or hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling down into the earth and injecting water, chemicals and sand at high-pressure to release and capture the gas or oil contained in the rock—couldn’t actually cause earthquakes. But conventional wisdom started...
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¿No estás seguro de cómo pasar el Día de las Madres este año? Ya sea que estés invitando a tu madre a un día de paseo o a pasarlo con toda la familia, lo tenemos cubierto, desde las últimas novedades en entretenimiento a actividades al aire libre, ¡aquí encontrarás...