Maybe on Mother's Day, we could acknowledge that family planning is just as essential for humans as for horses.
Selenium (Se) is essential for humans and animals because of its antioxidant properties, which form part of a series of chemical reactions.
Keep learning: Joseph Aoun, the president of Northeastern University and author of Robot Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, thinks that continuing to learn over time will be "essential" for humans as AI changes the workplace.
"We began by developing a software program called InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs) to map and value nature's goods and services that are essential for humans," she said.
The global issues facing the 21st century (e.g., food security, climate change, biodiversity, water quality, tropical deforestation, and poverty) can be addressed through soil and landscape restoration, which are essential for humans to live in symbiotic harmony with nature.
Terrestrial ecosystems play a key role in the global climate system, host a substantial fraction of global biodiversity and provide ecosystems services that are essential for humans, including food, fibre, energy, water and air purification, micro-climate regulation and protection from natural hazards1.
