Professor’s research sparks new conversations on animal agriculture and the environment
Dr. Vasile Stănescu wanted to encourage more progressive conversations about animal agriculture and climate change. Now his research is doing just that. A Mercer professor’s research has sparked awareness and further investigation into the environmental impacts of...
“We are nearing the point of no return,” says head of United Nations
The United Nations chief has said that cold hard facts and findings by experts are needed to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. The head of the United Nations called Monday for scientists to...
AI could change the way we react to food crisis
AI technology can use news coverage of historical food crisis to predict when they will occur, making a response more efficient. Machine learning techniques can be successfully deployed to better identify food insecurity outbreaks across the world long before they...
Quit eating meat and dairy if you want to save the planet
The animal agriculture industry is contributing to GHG emissions and destroying our land and water resources – and ultimately our planet. Animal feed plays a major role in the environmental impact of your diet. In dairy and beef production, it accounts for about...
How does climate change create extreme weather?
Climate change is causing extreme weather including floods, drought and wildfires; how does this occur? My cellphone chirps with a text message. I glance down. “Oh no!” I think. “It’s from Bob.” Fellow meteorologist Bob Henson has been my partner for many years in...
