Researchers have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out a signal to other plants for help, and their roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue. 11|5|08 |
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The 2008 Small World Photomicrography Competition has announced winners of a contest to select the ten best microscopic images. 10|21|08 |
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is an international coalition of over 35 animal protection organizations working to bring an end to the exploitation and killing of animals for their fur. 10|17|08 |
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Our unsustainable world will change for it must change – but will it change in time? An article by Erwin Laszlo, summarizing his book Quantum Shift in the Global Brain. 9|1|08 |
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This most eloquent and inspiring overview to Natural Intelligence by Simon G. Powell is the introduction to his still unpublished manuscript "Darwin's Unfinished Business – On the Self-Organising Intelligence of Nature." 8|21|08 |
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The European Commission has delayed a vital vote on protecting forests from illegal logging till September. Greenpeace wants to make sure the commissioners didn't forget about it during their summer holiday. They need you to help them make an extra impression before the September vote. 8|17|08 |
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Apes can plan for their future needs just as we humans can – by using self-control and imagining future events. Mathias and Helena Osvath's research, from Lunds University Cognitive Science in Sweden, is the first to provide conclusive evidence of advanced planning capacities in non-human species. 7|5|08 |
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Excerpts from an Erik Davis talk at Burning Man 2007, Palenque Norte, Black Rock City, on Psychedelics, Deep Ecology, and Death. 5|14|08 |
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The foods category polled consumers on their consumption of locally produced foods, as well as their relative consumption of bottled water, meat, and seafood—products that typically have high environmental impact. Indians had the greenest food habits because they consume little meat and eat many fruits and vegetables. 5|19|08 |
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With tens of thousands of young people in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots network branches out across the globe, connecting youth of all ages who share a common desire to help make our world a better place. It is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. 4|2|08 |
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is a new animated film series scheduled to release this year in the US, and it's getting quite
the buzz. Somewhere, in the not too distant future, the planet is facing extreme environmental changes. Old economic systems are failing, and people have lost their ability to dream. Dream-stars take the place of dreaming, and every night people tune into their favorite dream-stars who take them on virtual adventures as they sleep. Aya is one of the biggest new stars. And every night she takes people on adventures to the most spiritually charged places on the planet. Accompanied by her guru, Shen, she learns the deepest spiritual teachings on Earth. Her goal: to evolve the consciousness of the planet and to train people to dream again. 3|7|08 |
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Computers don't grow on trees, but with a little prodding from engineers, nature can produce computer components. Scientists at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a template that nature can follow to produce "self- assembling" structures. The template causes atoms to be arranged in a defined pattern that can serve a variety of purposes. 11|12|07
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is a Photo of the Day contest celebrating the beauty and diversity of our planet. Everyday we feature the best photograph submitted by our visitors. 12|7|07 |
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Swiss wild life photographer and activist is credited with almost single-handedly raising awareness of the issue of bush meat, the slaughter and consumption of wild — and often protected — animals. "My main mission," he says, "is to take away the excuse of 'I didn't know.'" 11|1|07 |
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An international consortium established by an Australian scientist is developing a clean source of energy that could see some of our future fuel and possibly water needs being generated by solar-powered bio- reactors and micro-algae while absorbing CO2. 10|22|07
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| is a nonprofit charity dedicated to planting edible, fruitful trees and plants to benefit the environment and all its inhabitants. Our primary mission is to plant and help others plant a collective total of 18 billion fruit trees across the world (approximately 3 for every person alive) and encourage their growth under organic standards. 10|19|07 |
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is an ambitious campaign to gather 1 million signatures for a
petition to stop whaling. Every year thousands of precious mammals are slaughtered in the name of so-called "scientific research". Add your voice by signing this campaign then forwarding it everyone you know. Please help stop the killing. 10|15|07
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Morgan Brent is a PhD Herbalist and Spiritual Ecologist. For nearly a decade Morgan spent time leading groups to the Amazon to participate in medicinal dietas and ayahuasca ceremonies. He spends a good deal of his year writing, traveling, working with herbalism and ayahuasca medicine, and lecturing at a variety of Universities and conferences. Morgan has decided to take time from his busy schedule to share both original RS podcasts as well as his recorded lectures. 10|10|07 |
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At an intertribal gathering of shamans held last spring deep in
Amazonia's northern fringe, a stout elder from Brazil's Waura tribe offered an impassioned plea. "Please," he urged fellow healers from Colombia and Suriname, "don't let the medicine die." His appeal did not fall on deaf ears. In Kwamalasamutu, Suriname, where the shamans convened, an innovative model is leading the effort to preserve centuries of indigenous medicine by integrating traditional and Western practices into a thriving community health care system. 9|19|07 |
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It sounds counterintuitive, but burning oil and planting forests to compensate is more environmentally friendly than burning biofuel. 8|21|07
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is the umbrella organisation for BOS affiliates and supporting
organisations world wide.
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A switch to organic farming would not reduce the world's food supply and could also increase food security in developing countries, say the authors of a new study. 7|27|07 |
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that enables communication and interaction with the living intelligence of the planet is experiencing a verdant resurgence. At the first annual Conference on Green Hermeticism, brainchild of independent scholar Peter Lamborn Wilson, an inspired group of colleagues offered an astonishing array of facts, assertions, and speculations about our ability to connect to the planet. 7|13|07 |
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is a non-profit organization formed in 2005. Their mission is to raise public awareness of the impending mass extinction and the threat to Earth's life support systems due to this loss of biodiversity. Here is a ten-minute video version of a feature-length film currently in production. 6|29|07 |
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This home concept is intended to replace the outdated design solutions at Habitat for Humanity International. The goal was to propose a method to grow homes from native trees. This enables these new local dwellings to be a part of an absolutely green community. 6|25|07 |
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What are the last true outposts on our planet? In an era when humanity seems to have subjugated the whole world, are there any places left untouched by human influence? 6|9|07 |
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Remember those fuzzy creatures from Star Wars? Apparently, they've got into the condo business. Have a look at how a group of Australians found a way to build spherical cottages out of wood and suspend them 100 feet in the air. 6|9|07 |
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is a global network of creative minds seeking solutions to world challenges. The common vision shared by the members of the ZERI family is to view waste as resource and seek solutions using nature's design principles as inspiration. 5|17|07 |
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is a collaborative global project designed to catalog the complete proteome of every living species in a flexible reference system. It is an open collaboration led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and currently has three major development areas. 7|4|07 |
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