Day: November 17, 2025

It takes only minutes to cut down a forest, drain a wetland, or clear a grassland. But restoring what was lost isn’t measured in days or months – it’s measured in decades, sometimes centuries. A tree can be felled in seconds, but a healthy mature forest takes generations to grow. Wildlife displaced today may never return. Soil that’s stripped or compacted can take a lifetime to heal....

Most people, apart from those in the scientific community, have very limited knowledge and understanding of the crucial role that microorganisms play in enabling life on Earth to exist. Unlike other living things that can be seen and heard, microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye. As the earliest forms of life, they are found everywhere on the planet, from the frozen reaches of the Arctic...