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Month: November 2020

9 Environmental Docs To Watch During the Coronavirus Lockdown

November 29, 2020December 6, 2020ecolightenment

By Anne-Sophie Brändlin COVID-19 and climate change have been two of the most pressing issues in 2020. So why not spend your lockdown binge-watching environmental documentaries that come with an impactful message about the fate of our planet?   My Octopus Teacher (2020) No person has ever gotten as close and intimate with a wild octopus as South […]

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How green is your Christmas tree?

November 27, 2020December 6, 2020ecolightenment

There’s no way around the fact that Christmas has a large carbon footprint, from the travelling we do to the presents we give and the large amounts of food we eat. But it is possible to at least reduce the negative impacts. With climate change and carbon dioxide levels now major sources of concern, surely […]

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Marsupial rave: wombats have glow-in-the-dark fur

November 27, 2020December 6, 2020ecolightenment

Ever seen a wombat under a blacklight? Not a lot of people have, it seems — it’s only recently that scientists have found that wombat fur is actually biofluorescent, meaning it absorbs blue light and then re-emits it as the color green. The same investigation found that echidnas, possums, and other mammals are biofluorescent. An […]

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