Antarctic Fish Surviving Sub-Zero Waters We started this series by exploring Isabel Pulido’s NanoFreeze technology. Her breakthrough made refrigeration possible in areas without reliable electricity. This change enabled communities to preserve food for days, saving time, money, and work. NanoFreeze also helped reduce pollution and made it easier to ship goods like food and medicine… Continue reading Antifreeze Proteins:
Category: Biodiversity
The Last Clear-Cutting:
How Bottom Trawling is Destroying Earth’s Final Frontier What if bulldozers were clearing ancient forests the size of San Francisco (47 square miles) every day—leveling everything from the historic buildings of Chinatown to the vibrant streets of the Mission District, from the towering redwoods of the Presidio to the protected wildlife areas of the Bay?… Continue reading The Last Clear-Cutting:
Cocaine Hippos
Endangered in Africa and Invasive in Columbia Keeping a menagerie of exotic pets takes a lot of money. Pablo Escobar, the late Colombian drug Lord, had a lot of money. Escobar imported hippos among other exotic animals, such as rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and ostriches for his private zoo on his ranch in the Colombian rainforest.… Continue reading Cocaine Hippos