The 2021 Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, follows director and narrator Ali Tabrizi as he explores suspicious and dangerous activity within the fishing industry firsthand. Ali Tabrizi’s Seaspiracy is a striking reminder to reconsider where our food originates, though the film’s execution may affect its accuracy.
Read MoreIn recent years, the palm has been insulted. It’s been clumped.
Read MoreIn this piece, author Teagan LeVar explores the importance of emotional connections to nature through childhood memories of the Northwoods.
Read MoreThis Week on Earth — trains carrying toxic chemicals derailing in Ohio, rising tampon prices due to losses in cotton production and a new vegan McNugget — covered by Anam Vaziri.
Read MoreWe each snuck a spoon out of the dining hall, walked outside, settled on a suitable spot for a grave and started digging. My eyes, sore from crying, watered as the small hole in the ground grew deeper. Slowly and carefully, I placed the shell I was holding in the ground and covered it up with dirt. I had just buried my best friend.
Read MoreGlossier has been called out by environmentalists and consumers for greenwashing on multiple occasions, but how true is this claim?
Read MoreKale fads come and go, but broccoli remains a timeless option: an old friend to return to when your body cries out for fiber.
Read MoreIf you have ever taken a stroll along University Place in the fall, you may have noticed dark red seed pods littering the sidewalk. No, these are not mutant string beans from a Northwestern biology lab; the pods are the fruit of Gymnocladus dioicus, also known as the Kentucky Coffeetree.
Read MoreWhy is eating plant-based food such a new, novel concept? It’s actually not. Then why do so many people believe that? Today, I'm going to delve into the real history of eating plant-based food and hopefully break misconceptions that vegetarian eating is just something recent generations have normalized.
Read MoreCatch up on last week’s environmental news!
Read MoreDear Giant African Land Snails…
Read MoreJonathan Zhao highlights the some of the cutest animals here on Northwestern’s campus: the bunny. Follow our furry friends through the seasons and learn more about our campus's wildlife.
Read MoreIn this column piece, author Iliana Garner takes a look into the ethical practices in snail mucin beauty products.
Read MoreMany cosmetics companies claim that their products are “clean” and market their products in a way that suggests their products are sustainable and green. To get to the bottom of what defines “clean” beauty, Madison looks into Sephora’s prohibited ingredients in order for a product to be qualified as a “clean” beauty and investigate what these prohibited substances actually do to our environment.
Read MoreThis Week on Earth —earthquakes in Gaziantep, Turkey, wildfires in Chile and ivory trafficking in Vietnam covered by Anam Vaziri.
Read MoreThis week features a Mediterranean staple. A falafel must-have and an excellent salad topping, it's the humble chickpea.
Read MoreI’m almost 19, and I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 15. I grew up in the Midwest, in suburban Indianapolis, where eating plant-based wasn’t super common. My goal in this column is to make plant-based diets more accessible. Even the occasional vegan or vegetarian meal can make a big difference.
Read MoreAtlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms shared plans to construct a new police training academy in Southeast Atlanta in March of 2021. These plans came as a direct response to uprisings in 2020 after the murder of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed a mile away from the proposed academy by a police officer.
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