Senior Editor Anam Vaziri shares news from around the world this past week.
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Why the lemon and not the lime? Author Nick Bucciarelli discusses the under appreciated lime and why it is superior to the lemon.
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Krave Beauty breaks down skincare routines while breaking through sustainability goals.
Read MoreI’ve discussed the overarching benefits with you all before, but today I wanted to get into the nitty gritty details. How impactful is plant-based eating, actually?
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Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 film Princess Mononoke is often lauded as a great environmentalist work, but Miyazaki’s ecological thought deserves more attention than just being “pro-nature.” He uses unique storytelling techniques to illustrate the intricate, multifaceted social relationships at play in the ongoing battle of modernization.
For the next steps of Real Food Real Talk as a column, I am going to be exploring the different plant-based eating options at each of the dining halls. The first dining hall I will be exploring is Allison. I did a full day’s eating at Allison and then reflected on what I had eaten, the quality of the plant-based food, and the variety.
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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.
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In recent years, the palm has been insulted. It’s been clumped.
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In this piece, author Teagan LeVar explores the importance of emotional connections to nature through childhood memories of the Northwoods.
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This 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.
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We 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.
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Glossier has been called out by environmentalists and consumers for greenwashing on multiple occasions, but how true is this claim?
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Kale fads come and go, but broccoli remains a timeless option: an old friend to return to when your body cries out for fiber.
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If 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.
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Why 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.
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Catch up on last week’s environmental news!
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Dear Giant African Land Snails…
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Jonathan 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.
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