Dakota Access Pipeline placed under environmental review
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe have, for many years, been voicing concerns about the likelihood of environmental hazards...
What’s causing the decline in monarch butterfly populations?
Monarch butterflies are amongst North America’s majestic wildlife. They fascinate with their vibrant...
Discarded face masks now threatening wildlife habitats
The worldwide outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted many to purchase face masks for protection. Unfortunately,...
Researchers convert durian and jackfruit biowaste into ultracapacitors
Durian fruit is notable for its funky stench, making it a rather malodorous waste when it is discarded. But a new...
UK carbon emissions decline 29% in past decade
A recent analysis by Carbon Brief has revealed that the United Kingdom’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 2.9%...
Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study finds
Research from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete...
Reintroducing the Eurasian Lynx to Scotland
The Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia,...
Why should the Scottish woodlands be protected?
Although Scotland is more heavily forested than England or Wales, much of its woodlands have been lost...
Saving the Scottish Wildcat from extinction
In the wilds of Scotland lives the elusive Scottish wildcat, denoted scientifically as Felis silvestris grampia...
Greenpeace finds most 'recyclable' plastics are sent to landfills
Greenpeace recently published a study “to determine the legitimacy of ‘recyclable’ claims and labels on consumer...
Why the mystifying axolotl must be saved from extinction
Today’s axolotls are experiencing extirpation, but scientists and pet enthusiasts are saving them from true extinction....
Critics question Amazon's sustainability amidst Bezos Earth Fund launch
Earlier this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos vowed to mitigate the impact of climate change by establishing the Bezos...
Craft beer waste saves Montana town $1M for wastewater treatment
A Montana town has found a money-saving solution to its sewage and wastewater treatment expenses, thanks to a nearby...
January 2020 was the hottest January on record
Citing 141 years of records, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has called last month...
Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings
Worried about the environmental costs of single-use coffee pods? Steeped Coffee has a game-changing solution for...
How hobbyists are saving endangered killifish from extinction
Killifish biology has long intrigued fish enthusiasts and scientists. But human encroachment, habitat loss and...
Taylor Guitars and the sustainable approach to instrument-making
Since 1974, Taylor Guitars has been a champion guitar brand, renowned for its signature sound and instrument-manufacturing innovations....
Antarctica reaches record high temperature
The frozen continent recently logged its warmest temperature to date, a whopping 65 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s...
Climate crisis drives bumblebees closer to extinction
The climate crisis, rampant misuse of pesticides, lack of plant diversity, habitat loss, parasites and pathogens...
Light pollution, habitat loss and pesticides push fireflies toward extinction
There are more than 2,000 species of fireflies, and scientists are sounding the alarm that some of these species...
Sustainable agriculture cleans up rivers in Cuba
New scientific findings reveal that Cuba’s rivers are in better health than the Mississippi River. The research...
Pacific Ocean’s elevated acidity is dissolving Dungeness crabs’ shells
A new study commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and published recently on...
Prime Roots will debut fungi-based “bacon” on Valentine’s Day 2020
Prime Roots is upending the food landscape with mushrooms as another protein source. On February 14, the startup...
New technological process transforms everyday trash into graphene
Rice University researchers have succeeded in creating graphene, not from costly purified starting materials, but...
Adventurous, sustainable cricket-based snacks
For Westerners, snacking on insects isn’t mainstream. But that may change, thanks to the rising trend of edible...
Hundreds of Amazon employees risk jobs to protest company's climate policies
Hundreds of Amazon employees have joined in solidarity, forming the advocacy group Amazon Employees for Climate...
EWG warns ‘forever chemicals’ are contaminating US drinking water at levels far worse than expected
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, persist in the environment,...
Scientists announce the Doomsday Clock is within 100 seconds to midnight
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been warning the public about how close humankind is to irreversible...
Carbon-negative snack company AKUA offers kelp jerky and pasta
Amidst the growing awareness about our planet’s climate crisis, there is now a burgeoning need for more sustainable...
China plans to phase out single-use plastics by 2025
As the world’s most populous country, with close to 1.5 billion denizens, China also produces the largest quantity...