Water is life. Knowledge is power.
In There’s Something In the Water, a new documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, co-directors and producers Ellen Page and Ian Daniel introduce viewers to several women who are taking a stand against environmental racism in Page’s home province of Nova Scotia, Canada. In a first clip from the movie, above, we meet one such woman, Michelle Francis-Denny.
The granddaughter of a former Pictou Landing … [more…]
When you put a tardigrade under a microscope, you never know what you’re going to get. These weird-looking ‘water bears’ are some of the strangest creatures on the planet, and they are constantly surprising us. Even once you see them with your own eyes, it can be hard to figure out what the heck is going on.
Biologist Rafael Martín-Ledo has been studying marine microfauna such as tardigrades for years, … [more…]
This sustainable way of growing rice produces bumper harvests. Up to 21 million farmers in 61 countries use the method, which is known as the “system of rice intensification.”
Learn more about other innovative methods of growing rice.… [more…]
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