WEIRD FACTS

How weeds help fight climate change

Most people see weeds as a problem. But one farmer has found they can help make dry, damaged land lush again – not to mention absorb carbon from the atmosphere. By Georgina Kenyon – More than 60 years ago, when he was a …

Why Tunis could be the new Rome

Tunis is bursting with the creative energy of a generation taking full advantage of its newfound freedom of expression and fervor for preserving its heritage in unexpected ways. – By Erin Clare Brown – The wait for admission to the Colosseum was approximately …

 

Kubota unveils radical autonomous electric tractor

By Ben Coxworth – The X tractor is being presented in commemoration of Kubota’s 130th year in business.  Kubota.   According to agricultural machinery manufacturer Kubota, there are now fewer farmers in Japan, trying to manage increasingly large amounts of land. With that problem …

Ocean temperatures hit highest levels ever recorded

By Nick Lavars – A new study has revealed not just how warm our ocean’s have gotten, but that they continue to do so at an accelerated pace.  Alebloshka/Depositphotos. Where some consequences of climate change are plain to see, like the bushfires currently ravaging …