New research published today reveals that while 53% of people are trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle, there is a lack of understanding about which behavior changes make the biggest impact.
Environment
Apr 26, 2022
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A new analysis adds to evidence that nutritious diets are often more environmentally sustainable, while also demonstrating the feasibility of evaluating diet sustainability at the scale of specific foods—rather than broader ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2021
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Worldwide, millions of people follow vegan and vegetarian diets for religious, ethical, environmental or economic reasons. While these diets have purported health benefits, they can also lack essential nutrients, such as ...
Other
Nov 10, 2021
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What is the life of a cricket worth?
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2021
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Lifestyle changes for demand-side climate change mitigation is gaining more and more importance and attention. A new IIASA-led study set out to understand the full potential of behavior change and what drives such changes ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2021
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Born in food web ecology, the concept of trophic levels—the hierarchy of who eats who in the natural world—is an elegant way to understand how biomass and energy move through a natural system. It's only natural that the ...
Ecology
Feb 25, 2021
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Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal products for human nutrition, despite vegan and vegetarian diets becoming more popular in Western countries. Changing diets necessitate a substantial amount of protein as an ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2020
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Research that shows juvenile starfish can lurk harmlessly for more than six years could force a rethink on the crown of thorns culling methods used to protect corals on the Great Barrier Reef.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2020
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Researchers know that people are motivated to be vegetarian for different reasons—the most common in western cultures being health, the environment and animal rights. But how compelling are these different factors for nonvegetarians?
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2020
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An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Minnesota to Maine might be successful because it's not a fussy eater, according to biologists with the University of Cincinnati.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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