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From natural selection to social selection

Since the rise of culture, evolution has taken a particular direction. It cannot be said anymore that natural selection is shaping evolution in its biological definition. What is natural selection? Natural selection is the principle by which selection of genes which encode certain traits that will favour survival will spread....

The place of nature in our behaviour

We are at an ecological tipping point where studies suggest that once the earth will have warmed up by 4°C, negative retro controls will turn into positive ones (1). Meaning that certain ecosystems, such as forests which are absorbing most of our current CO2 emissions, will dry up and start...

Push-pull technology

Push-pull technology: an eco-friendly pest management system

  In this video Caroline Balloux, biologist, describes how to improve with science a very old system used by farmers in Kenya in order to naturally repel pests. Eco-friendly pest management system: Protects wildlife and biodiversity No chemical pollution of groundwater   Are you interested in more information on this?...

Fish farming: how does it affect the environment?

Do you know where the fish you eat comes from? It is viewed that eating fish is more ecological than eating meat; however this can be seriously questioned as we learn about Aquaculture practices. What is Aquaculture? Just as Agriculture is the domestication of land (plants and animals), Aquaculture is...