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Fig wasp: a small insect with an exceptional role
If you thought true love was hard to find, try being a fig wasp: you only have the right tree and a small hole to…
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Cultivated mushrooms, the conquest of urban spaces
Mushrooms are the only ‘farmers’ working underground: while we cultivate them, they cultivate symbioses with the roots of plants!
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Animal migration, an extraordinary journey
The salmon swim upstream for thousands of kilometres just to get home, while we activate the GPS to find the corner bar.
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Hydropower, how water ‘becomes’ clean electricity
Hydropower is proof that water can also get busy: a river never rests, not even at night!
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Population growth and environmental pressure
With so many mouths to feed, the planet looks like a 24-hour kitchen… but the fridge is emptying fast!
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Paper and its ‘thousand’ lives
Paper is the only material that, after a thousand turns in the bin, still manages to reinvent itself as a novel or an elegant napkin.
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Hemp, a solution for reclamation
Who would have thought that a plant as versatile as hemp could turn into a natural hoover for pesticides and organic pollutants?
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Indoor plants, benefits and care
Plants cannot talk, but with a little light and water, they know how to say ‘thank you’ with green leaves and colourful flowers.
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Vermicomposting, principles and benefits
Vermicomposting is not only an environmentally friendly solution to reduce waste, but also a way to improve soil health
