In 2011 mobile phone radiation was classified as ‘possibly carcinogenic’ (level 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO). This classification has since been a thorn in the side of the mobile phone industry, which is trying to eliminate it. So when a report in early […] Read on...
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Cool thing: plants reduce urban heat
Today, around 4.5 billion people worldwide live in cities, and by 2050, seventy percent of the world’s population is expected to be urban dwellers. But as is currently the case in Zurich (32°C), Athens (37°C), Madrid (38°C) or Antalya (39°C) – it can get hot in the city in summer. On average, the temperature in […] Read on...
Deep-Sea Mining – The “Green Transition” Turns into a Threat for the World’s Oceans
Seas and oceans define this planet Earth in a unique way. They make it a blue planet and establish a connection between all the continents. The sea gives life. It is the biggest converter of carbon dioxide and is crucial for the entire water cycle, it is habitat for uncountable numbers of animal […] Read on...
Quitting Smoking – The body reacts immediately
Smoking is stupid! Every smoker knows this perfectly well, because who voluntarily spends thousands of euros or dollars every year just to become ill and die prematurely? The overwhelming majority of nicotine addicts, 80 to 90 percent, would therefore like to get rid of their harmful habit, but only around a third of them actually […] Read on...
Celebrating Arbor Day
On the occasion of Arbor Day, various activities took place around the world to properly celebrate this special day. The priority was, of course, to plant trees, however the program also included information booths, park walks with bird feeding and hikes among the trees. Just as the roots of the trees in the forest form […] Read on...