Göbekli Tepe is the world’s oldest example of monumental architecture; a ‘temple‘ built at the end of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago. It was discovered in 1995 CE when, just a short distance from the city of Şanliurfa in Southeast Turkey, a… Continue Reading “Göbekli Tepe, the lost Civilization of Anatolia”
Located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 km north-west of Perth and 350 km from Indonesia, the remote Australian Territory of Christmas Island is home to an extraordinary range of flora, fauna, rare birds and land crabs. The extinct volcano, rimmed by a narrow tropical… Continue Reading “Drowning in Plastic on Christmas Island”
Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play. A raft of highly-anticipated EU animal welfare proposals are overdue, and it seems that the European Commission will fall short on its commitments… Continue Reading “EU sacrificing Animal Welfare to tackle the Cost of living Crisis”
A new report shows that funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation. Top banks are funding two of the world’s most polluting industries far more aggressively than governments are funding solutions. Sp, funding of fossil fuels eclipses climate finance. Banks… Continue Reading “World’s Money flowing in the Wrong Direction”
Archeologists in Mexico have found a roughly 1,000-year-old ancient Mayan temple in El Tigre, an archaeological site in the Yucatan Peninsula. Dating back to 1000 to 1200 AD, the circular structure has two levels and was likely capped with a flat roof. Archeologists believe… Continue Reading “Ancient Mayan Temple found in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula”
A damning report by the World Resources Institute sheds light on the extent at which planet earth’s forests are shrinking through deforestation, logging and wildfires. In 2022, the planet lost an area of tropical rain-forest the size of Switzerland or the Netherlands. According to… Continue Reading “Global Forests continue to shrink despite COP26 Agenda”
Environmental campaigners have dragged controversial investments into the spotlight, claiming that major European banks are linked to businesses that harm threatened species, deforestation in Brazil and other questionable environmental practices. European banks, including Switzerland’s UBS, Britain’s HSBC and Spain’s Santander, have been thrown into… Continue Reading “How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery”
With rising food costs you might be looking to supplement your diet with as much free produce as possible. To do so, you may just have to stroll down to the park. The city of Andernach in Germany is one of the world’s edible… Continue Reading “Cities turning Parks into Orchards where people can Pick & Eat for Free”
India plans to force refineries and fertilizer plants to use some green hydrogen, junior oil minister Rameswar Teli said on Monday, as Asia’s third-largest economy strives to reduce carbon emissions. Governments and energy companies around the world are betting on clean hydrogen playing a… Continue Reading “India wants Oil Refiners and Fertilizer Plants to start using Green Hydrogen”