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The Unintended Consequences of Pollinator Gardens

Pollinators are essential organisms to the health of most ecological communities and aid human populations with producing vital necessities such as crops, clothing, and livestock. Unfortunately, along with many other organisms, pollinators are extremely vulnerable to our world’s increasingly volatile climates and rising temperatures, and the influx of invasive species brought about by global trade has […]

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Sustainable Plastics: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It is no secret that the world is overwhelmed by a plastic problem. Photos of the Pacific Garbage Patch are ubiquitous in the media, and research on microplastics in our food and bodies regularly flood news outlets. Campaigns on cleaning our oceans and efforts to reduce plastic waste have exploded in popularity in recent years.  […]