The Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, a partner center of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), has carried out a study on the association with exposure to green areas at school and the cognitive development of children. The results are clear: trees and contact with nature in general improve the cognitive performance of primary school children. The study has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Here is the dilemma: is it better to go out to exercise in our polluted cities or stay at home - with the risks that sedentary life implies - to avoid bad fumes? Well, according to a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, the good that physical activity does outweighs the negative effects of pollution.
Until now it was thought that the chemical remains of lotions, creams or other similar beauty products, degraded over time and ended up dispersing in the atmosphere. Now, the discovery of small amounts of volatile cyclic methylsiloxanes in samples of soil, plants and also in krill and phytoplankton in various places in Antarctica by a team of scientists from the CSIC, proves that this is not the case.
Manufacturing a pair of sneakers generates around 13,600 grams of carbon dioxide emissions, that is, the equivalent of keeping a 100-watt light bulb on permanently for a week. This is what emerges from a new study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The most surprising thing is not the large carbon footprint associated with sports shoes, but rather that two-thirds of the environmental impact of the shoes we use for running derives from the manufacturing processes.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
