IPCC landmark report warns about the state of the oceans, polar ice content and the climate crisis
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which is, in fact, the UN body responsible...
Digging deeper for climate solutions: deep-root GMOs could feed world and store carbon
Scientists are experimenting with new genetic modification technology that “supercharges” plants to enhance...
SeagrassSpotter app empowers ocean lovers to become citizen scientists
Bet you don't often think about seagrass, but this powerhouse plant supports thousands of marine creatures, sequesters...
Curvaceous algae-covered towers proposed for Hangzhou
Paris-based studio XTU Architects recently unveiled designs for a futuristic high-rise in Hangzhou that blends...
Goodyear unveils a living moss tire that cleans the air as you drive
The future of transportation is looking mighty green. Goodyear just revealed a new tire called Oxygene that integrates...
Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the...
Scientists identify new kind of ice that requires extremely hot temperatures to form
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California have discovered a new form of ice that is thought...
2017 was the hottest year on record for Earth’s oceans
Last year was the hottest year on record for Earth's oceans, according to two scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric...
MIT battery that inhales and exhales air can store power for months
Could this air-breathing battery help solve energy storage woes? 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
Incredible Algae Dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce superfood and oxygen
Industrial agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - but what if there was a way to sustainably...
NASA unveils plan to make oxygen on Mars
Future Mars colonists are going to need oxygen, and NASA has a plan to make it. Their Mars 2020 Rover will be equipped...
Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert
A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active by reconnecting them...
New map provides clues into 500-million-year mystery in Earth’s past
1,000 to 520 million years ago, Earth's climate was undergoing dramatic changes. From icy extremes in what some...
Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” in 2017 could be the largest on record
When humans abuse the environment and dump nitrate-and phosphorous-heavy pollutants into rivers, lakes, ponds and...
Revolutionary solar paint creates endless energy from water vapor
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created a revolutionary new solar paint that can be used to produce...
Stunning prefab OxyGen project will deliver a green oasis to Paris
Located between the train tracks and the banks of Neuilly sur Seine, the 1,500-square-meter OxyGen development...
Climate change is draining the oceans of oxygen
A new study in the journal Nature has found that the amount of dissolved oxygen in the ocean is declining worldwide...
China’s first vertical forest is rising in Nanjing
Stefano Boeri Architetti is bringing the vertical forest concept popularized in Milan to Nanjing, China with the...
Plants are keeping atmospheric carbon levels stable, but it won’t last forever
Everyone knows that trees and other plants consume carbon dioxide, producing a byproduct of pure oxygen that leaves...
Ingenious Chlorella Oxygen Pavilion helps city dwellers breathe clean, unpolluted air using algae
Air quality is a serious issue that needs to be addressed as more and more people move to large cities. At the...
Are algae-powered oxygen bars on the horizon?
While the idea may seem strange at first, these pods could actually be the answer to the increasing problem of...
Earth’s oxygen levels are declining – and scientists aren’t sure why
Scientists led by Daniel Stolper at Princeton University studied samples of ancient air trapped in ice in Antarctica...
Scientists discover traces of air breathed by Earth’s very first animals
A literal breath of air from the time of Earth’s first animals was recently found, extracted, and analyzed by...
‘Largest-ever’ new map of universe shows 1.2 million galaxies
A new map reveals our universe is more massive than we realize. Astronomers with the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic...
Scientists found oxygen in a galaxy 13.1 billion light years away
Astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan have found "the most distant oxygen ever detected"...
The world will run out of breathable air unless carbon emissions are cut
As the world struggles to find effective ways to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming, a recent study...
2,000-year-old butter found in Irish bog is still edible
Long before the invention of refrigerators, ancient people found creative ways to keep their dairy products fresh....
Everest climbers bag summit for the first time in two years
Professional mountain climber Adrian Ballinger has summited Mt Everest six times already, but that didn’t fade...
David Trubridge unveils new lights inspired by deep sea creatures
Diatoms are the often unknown foot soldiers of this so-called circle of life in which we live. Dwelling on the...
Blast your hangover in Mexico’s first underwater oxygen bar
Sucking on flavored air may seem like a weird thing to do, but you can do it while underwater at Mexico’s first...