• Trees make it rain

    Rainforests. How do trees make it rain?

    12 August 2026 / No Comments

    Earth and Leaf Editorial – Rainforests. How do Trees Make it Rain? Well, they are called rainforests after all.  How do trees make it rain? It is important that everyone understands how this works.  We must grow more trees, we must rehabilitate rainforest.  Above all else we must listen to the science. Emily Kent Photography/Getty Images How do Trees make it Rain ? Rainforests are often described as the lungs of the Earth but they also perform another extraordinary function that receives far less attention. Through their roots, trees draw vast quantities of water from the soil – acting like giant natural pumps – which travel up the trunk and…

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  • Earth – with Chris Packham

    22 January 2026 / No Comments

      Here is a quotation that really sets the scene for our mission: (from) Earth (a BBC production) “Now Ive seen so much of the natural world that I cherish destroyed, that it’s difficult not to be pessimistic, but ironically, when I go searching for home, I don’t turn to those planetary forces, I turn to the power of humanity. Because for all of our flaws, all of our foolishness, we are a truly remarkable species; adaptable, resourceful, inventive, intelligent, creative. And you might argue that our most significant turning points were perhaps standing up on two legs and beginning to walk or drawing those animals on the cave walls,…

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    Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of Plastic Recycling?

    3 September 2024 /

    {the holy grail of Plastic Recycling – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} The holy grail of Plastic Recycling Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient. They constitute a core material of modern medicine by helping to keep equipment sterile, deliver medicines and build prosthetics, among many other things. And they are a critical component of the wiring and hardware that underlies our technology-driven civilization. The trouble is, when they outlive their usefulness, they become waste and end up polluting our oceans, rivers, soils and bodies. But new research from…

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