Tesla-backed startup is powering a microgrid in Africa
Tesla-backed start-up ZOLA Electric deployed a new solar and battery system to power two villages in Africa. The...
Key World Heritage sites will lose their glaciers by 2050
One-third of World Heritage sites possessing glaciers will lose their ice by mid-century, according to a U.N. Educational,...
Golden skiffia return to their native river in Mexico
Twenty-eight years ago, the golden skiffia vanished from the wild. Today, it’s back. This sunshine-colored...
He is growing the most venomous plant in the world at home
If you think gardening is a boring hobby, you’re growing the wrong plants. You could emulate Daniel Emlyn-Jones,...
First cancer vaccine in the world may be available soon
Merck and Co. pharmaceutical company has a new personalized cancer vaccine from Moderna in human trials. If it’s...
Salton Sea used as bargaining chip in Colorado River battle
As water tensions heighten, Arizona and California are fighting over the Colorado River. And people who live around...
We are doomed sooner than expected, according to UN report
There’s no credible pathway to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according...
Electricity-generating windows are new clear solar panels
We may soon be entering a whole new world of transparent solar panels that gather energy while doubling as windows,...
California farmers are making drinking water from tomatoes
Raw tomatoes are normally processed into various products, including tomato paste, ketchup and sauce. In the process,...
What's the future of single-use plastics?
Plastic has quickly risen in the ranks over the past 50 years, leaping into the lead as one of the most ubiquitous...
Scientists find common weed to be a "super plant"
Researchers at Yale University have found that common weed is a super plant that could help develop strong drought-resistant...
The top 7 industries that produce the most pollution in 2022
Five main types of pollution disrupt our planet: air, soil, water, noise and light pollution. Of these, the first...
California is the first state to ban plastic produce bags
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law that will ban single-use plastic produce bags starting...
Teens are pouring milk in grocery stores for dairy horrors
In the U.K., teenagers are pouring milk onto the floors of grocery stores as part of an environmentalist trend...
As sea levels rise, septic waste may leak into coastal homes
The global consequences of sea level rise — flooding, destruction of wetlands habitat, increased storm surges...
