This past week was Sustainable Development Goals Action & Awareness Week, as designated by The University Global Coalition in partnership with the State University of New York. As the Coalition page states, “the purpose of this week is ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Throughout history, humanity has proven itself capable of many feats. In a century, we split the atom, tamed electricity, and harnessed the power of flight, eventually landing on the moon. The last century demonstrated how humans can accomplish ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Fish biological gender dynamics Fish really are some fascinating creatures. With those colors, and the ability to live and breathe underwater, they feel so far away from us and the rest of the mammals. Another very peculiar feature characterizes ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources
With raging wildfires burning down acres of forests and powerful hurricanes leaving hundreds dead, our planet and our population have faced severe destruction. The dire reality of climate change often brings out our primal fears of loss and ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Work & Life
In a strange paradoxical manner, the past two years revealed the environmental impacts of humans on the environment. In the first few months of the pandemic, the world went into crisis mode as the globe went into lockdown. People were sick, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Water
Mysterious deaths in the Four Corners region This week in a virology class I heard a fascinating and interesting story, which once again brought me back to think about the concept of One Health. On a warm Spring day of May 14th, 1993, a 19-year-old ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation
The Small Antelopes with the Big Noses If you have ever watched the Star Wars saga, picture a goat with a large and flexible nose just like the eopie from the Star Wars planet Tatooine. That is the rare Saiga antelope. These unusual-looking ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Common goals The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26 (Conference of the Parties) is currently taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. Climate change is a pressing and well-known example of One Health. Climate change ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
Anthropogenic release of an invasive species Besides the well-known and most common domestic animals, such as cats and dogs, there are other exotic species that have entered the pet animal trade. This includes reptiles, such as turtles, snakes, ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Wildlife
The word "Circularity" comes from the word Circular and it is usually used in two ways: to describe “the fact of constantly returning to the same point or situation”, and to describe “the fact of being shaped like a circle”. The latter ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Natural Resources