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Camembert and Brie Cheese Risk Extinction

August 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A decrease in biodiversity may lead to the loss of some of the most beloved cheeses—camembert, brie and blue cheese—according [&hellip

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Climate Change Impacts on Earth’s Rotation

August 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A 24-hour day seems like a constant, but a day has slowly been getting longer. A day was less than [&hellip

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Siberian Explosions Explained

August 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Since 2017, Northwest Siberia has experienced 17 ground explosions, resulting in holes that are more than 20 feet across by [&hellip

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Unconventional Superconductor Found in Nature

August 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Inside a regular material that conducts electricity, electrons encounter resistance and lose energy in the form of heat. Superconductivity is [&hellip

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Rare Frog-Faced Turtle Found in India

August 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A group of international scientists have discovered a breeding population of Asian giant softshell turtles on the banks of India’s [&hellip

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Fungi Carbon Capture

July 31st, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Kew Gardens, in London, England, maintains a fungarium that displays about half of all known species—the largest collection in the world. [&hellip

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Refreezing the Arctic

July 31st, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Human-caused warming of the air, oceans and land is heating the Arctic region faster than anywhere else on the planet. [&hellip

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Designer Handbags Use Mushroom Leather

July 31st, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Mycelium, the soft, dense and strong roots of fungi, are being used in mycotextiles, a potential replacement for leather. MycoWorks, a [&hellip

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Environmental Realities of Detergent Sheets and Pods

July 31st, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Makers of laundry detergent sheets tout their products’ eco-benefits, including their compact size; a reduction in detergent waste caused by [&hellip

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Drought at the Panama Canal

July 31st, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, transports $270 billion of cargoannually. Located at each end [&hellip