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Bowdoin College experiment looks to test relationship between oysters and seagrass Students and staff hypothesize that the seagrass will help the growth of oysters, which could have a positive impact of Maine's booming aquaculture industry. C. Thacher Carter / The Times Record An experiment being conducted by Bowdoin College students and faculty will test if there is a positive relationship between oyster growth and seagrass meadows – a finding that, if true, could potentially aid the state’s booming aquaculture industry. The month-long experiment is taking place at Bowdoin College’s S...

The French brand, founded in 2004, is known for its sneakers made with certified organic cotton, wild Amazonian rubber, banana oil, sugar cane, recycled plastic, and rice and corn waste. While one in three styles is vegan, Veja also uses leather that is chrome-free and from audited tanneries. (Harvesting and tanning leather has a high environmental and ethical impact, so Veja and other brands are looking more to plant- based alternatives.) The shoes are made in Brazil, with employees paid more than the living wage, and materials are sourced directly from producers (mostly in Peru and Brazi...

This story was published on Thrive. We know that our increasingly sedentary lifestyles are bad for us, but is sitting really making you sick? Fiona Ralph asks the experts. Are you slowly killing yourself while you sit at your desk or can you relax in your seat a little longer? The claim that sitting is the new smoking has been widely circulated since 2013, when Dr Anup Kanodia was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article. However, while sitting too much is definitely bad for you, this exact statement has since been disproved. Even so, the claim continues to stick around – mostly because it�...

We asked four professionals from different sides of the debate to weigh in. Raw Essentials vet Dr Rebecca Brown spends her days consulting with clients about their pets’ health issues and figuring out how she can help them via a species-appropriate raw diet. She’s long had an interest in wholefoods and lives by the quote, often credited to Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Rebecca says the company supports those who choose to give their pets raw food to make sure they do it well. “We frequently observe positive, sometimes phenomenal, health benefi...

ran berkovich/Unsplash The average Kiwi home that is carpeted in synthetics is similar to having 22,000 plastic bags on the floor by weight. This story was published on Haven Choosing carpet raises a lot of questions about sustainability, but there are better options available – you just have to hunt them out. Fiona Ralph shares her personal reno journey. Replacing the old carpet was one of the most urgent tasks on our reno wishlist, as ours had been tainted by the distinctly non-delightful aroma of cat urine. Unfortunately, most carpet isn’t sustainable, with its glues, dyes and (in so...