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Mining fuels the modern world, but it also causes vast environmental damage. What would happen if we tried to do without it?

As gas prices hit record highs, one renewable alternative to fossil fuel gas comes from food waste, farm sludge and sewage.

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Central Asia’s Fruit and Nut Forests: The Real Garden of Eden? Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. Apples, apricots, cherries, plums, grapes, figs, peaches, pomegranates, pears, almonds, pistachios an...

This story is part of the Landscape News series Forgotten Forests. Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. Apples, apricots, cherries, plums, grapes, figs, peaches, pomegranates, pears, almonds, pistachios and walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the Tian Shan mountain range, which stretches from Uzbekistan in the west to China and Mongolia in the east. The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in...

Credit: The Morton Arboretum Lisle, Ill. (Dec. 10) -- An estimated 31% of the world's oak species are threatened with extinction according to data compiled in a new report by The Morton Arboretum and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Tree Specialist Group, The Red List of Oaks 2020. The report details for the first time the distributions, population trends and threats facing the world's estimated 430 oak species, and will serve as a roadmap for conservation action. According to Arboretum researchers, an estimated 41% of the world's 430 oak species are of conser...