Pee-cycling: Turning human urine into fertilizer

In Lissa Schneckenburger’s garden in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tomatoes seem happy; so do the bees. And the reason may be because of how she enriches the garden – with her own family’s urine. “When we tell people about it, they’re mostly confused,” Schneckenburger said. “They’re just like, ‘What? Why? What?’” Welcome to the world of

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Pee-cycling: Turning human urine into fertilizer

Pee-cycling: Turning human urine into fertilizer – CBS News Watch CBS News Researchers around the world are studying the use of recycled human urine as agricultural fertilizer, to return precious nutrients and minerals to the soil. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with representatives of the Rich Earth Institute about the process of collecting, pasteurizing and distributing

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2023 was officially the hottest year ever. These charts show just how warm it was — and why it’s so dangerous.

The first few days of the new year brought confirmation of some disturbing news: 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. Researchers had  that would be the case amid relentless daily and monthly record-breaking temperatures — but just how significant were the numbers, and what does it mean for the future of our warming planet? These charts paint

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Ancient letter written by Roman emperor leads archaeologists to “monumental” discovery in Italy

A letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that “adds significant insights into the social changes” from pagan beliefs to Christianity in the Roman Empire, experts announced recently.  The lead archaeologist on the expedition, Douglas Boin, Ph.D., announced the “monumental discovery” at the annual meeting of

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