nature
Gardening is good for you, going by tests carried out by the University of Helsinki, which showed "significant" potential health benefits from keeping just a few potted plants inside your home. "One month of urban indoor gardening boosted the diversity of bacteria on the skin of the subjects and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood," said Mika Saarenpää, a doctoral candidate at the university’s Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The tests exposed some people to "a growing medium with high microbial diversity emulating the forest soil" and...
DPA International
Gardening is good for you, going by tests carried out by the University of Helsinki, which showed "significant" potential health benefits from keeping just a few potted plants inside your home. "One month of urban indoor gardening boosted the diversity of bacteria on the skin of the subjects and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood," said Mika Saarenpää, a doctoral candidate at the university’s Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The tests exposed some people to "a growing medium with high microbial diversity emulating the forest soil" and...
DPA
Au Japon, une ville en a tellement marre des touristes qu'elle a construit une énorme clôture qui bloque la vue de l'attraction pour laquelle ils viennent : le célèbre mont Fuji. Cette clôture de 20 mètres de long et de 2,5 mètres de haut est recouverte d'un filet noir, ce qui n'est pas la toile de fond la plus adaptée aux médias sociaux pour les selfies que les visiteurs viennent prendre en masse. Fujikawaguchiko est connu pour offrir certaines des meilleures vues sur l'emblématique montagne japonaise. Mais les habitants en ont assez des touristes qui bloquent les trottoirs et arrêtent la cir...
Euronews (French)
In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colours flutter freely while butterfly pupae are suspended in a structure as they grow into adult insects. This is the Butterfly Forest in the tropical mountain greenhouse in Trento, Italy, a project by the Museo delle Scienze (MUSE), an Italian science museum. It's modelled on Udzungwa Mountains, a mountain range and rainforest area in south-central Tanzania that’s one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The Butterfly Forest features plant species endemic to the region, as well as birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and...
Euronews (English)
Lying in the shadow of Niigata Prefecture’s Mount Myoko, Imori Pond is a scenic getaway fit for solo travelers and families alike. Regardless of when you visit, you’ll have plenty to enjoy as you circle the pond. According to local legend, the nature reserve that Imori Pond sits in was once private property until a few years ago. In the early 20th century, an artist who often frequented the area looking for inspiration told the owner that the pond’s beauty was unmatched and efforts should be made to preserve it. Convinced by the artist, the owner maintained the land. By the 1970s, it became Ei...
GaijinPot
By Agnès PEDRERO Genève (AFP) - La moitié des écosystèmes de mangrove dans le monde risquent de s'effondrer, menacés notamment par le changement climatique, la déforestation ou la pollution, selon une étude publiée mercredi. L'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN), connue pour ses listes rouges d'espèces menacées, a pour la première fois fait un état des lieux des mangroves dans le monde, en évaluant 36 différentes zones. "La première évaluation mondiale des écosystèmes de mangrove fournit des orientations essentielles qui soulignent le besoin urgent d'une conservation ...
AFP (Français)
Attracting thousands each year to its natural beauty and wildlife, Lake Hyoko in Niigata Prefecture makes for a great weekend getaway. From birds to cherry blossoms, not to mention the lake, this site has plenty to soak up all year round. Despite its name, Lake Hyoko is not a natural lake. The site was a key fixture in the agricultural production of the nearby area. In 1954, Lake Hyoko was designated as a national monument by the Japanese government for its history of attracting swans in the autumn and winter months. In recognition of its importance in preserving nature and wildlife, the lake ...
GaijinPot
170 European Bison reintroduced to Romania’s Țarcu mountains could help capture and store the carbon released by up to 84,000 average US petrol cars each year. New research from Yale University, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests these massive herbivores could have a role to play in mitigating the impact of climate change. By grazing a 48 square kilometre area of grassland in a wider landscape of 300 kilometres squared, they helped to capture an additional 54,000 tonnes of carbon each year. That is around 10 times the amount that would be captured by the ecosystem without the bison...
Euronews (English)
By Remi BANET Çamlıhemşin (AFP) - Ses inconditionnels voient en lui un remède aux palpitations, aux maux d'estomac ou à l'impuissance, mais chaque année le "miel fou" de la mer Noire envoie des centaines de gourmands à l'hôpital. Bayram Demirciler, sous son voile blanc d'apiculteur, est toutefois formel: son miel, que ses abeilles fabriquent sous le soleil de mai et qu'il vend en direct, "n'a jamais jusqu'ici causé de problème". La romancière anglaise Agatha Christie en connaissait pourtant déjà les effets secrets qui, dans "Mystère à Venise", élimine un de ses personnages avec ce miel de rhod...
AFP (Français)
Glacier National Park (United States) (AFP) - Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought. Since their creation, national parks have embodied the pioneering spirit of America in their vast expanses and breathtaking landscapes. But today, the climate crisis imperils the very symbols of many parks, leaving them facing a future where their names could be cruel ironies. Deep within Montana's Glacier National Park, the once majestic Grinn...
AFP
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