Plastics on Your Skin, Plastics in Your Body
When you go to the store to purchase your next bottle of shampoo, face wash, body wash, or toothpaste, you will notice that many of these items contain small beads that supposedly exfoliate your skin, hair, teeth, and others. They are usually marketed as premium products because they provide added benefits like exfoliation or increased […]
Air Pollution: Our Very Own Silent Killer
Walking through the streets of Kathmandu, you see more people with masks than without. Over the past few years, a new industry has emerged in the market: the facial mask industry. Surgical masks are sold in every corner shop for five rupees. And if surgical masks don’t complement the rest of your outfit, you can […]
Earthworms: Up and Close
Dragonflies don’t just fly around looking pretty: they eat mosquitoes. Spiders don’t just crawl around looking scary: they eat flies and other pests. Earthworms don’t just hide underground looking gross: they create amazing compost for your garden. Of all earthworms, the tiger worm is one of the most effective at creating compost. It is so […]
Moving towards a circular economy
Monetary growth, the GDP, currency exchange rates and charts with upward trends – we’ve all heard these facets of economic growth. It’s hard to escape from these notions in a world focused on wealth accumulation and consumption. Let’s delve into one. A popular way to monitor financial growth and gain an understanding of general well […]