Robotic fish offer a solution to controlling invasive species
Invasive species have become a growing environmental challenge, causing serious harm to ecosystems. An interdisciplinary...
Ace Hardware boosts efforts to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides
The world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, Ace Hardware, is becoming more “bee-friendly” by...
Climate fears affecting meat, bottled beverage and plastic production industries
The growing apprehension surrounding climate change is altering consumer behavior. Kantar, a data analytics firm,...
Canada unveils its first chemical-free public outdoor pool and it's gorgeous
Toronto-based architects, gh3* have just unveiled a stunning chemical-free natural pool in the city of Edmonton,...
The planet is losing an area of forest cover the size of the UK each year
The rate of world deforestation continues to accelerate, despite governments’ promises to reverse it. Now, the...
EPA repeals water protections, choosing industry over wetlands
On Thursday, the Trump administration repealed the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, an Obama-era policy...
LEED Platinum Co|Lab Building brings first-ever CLT structure to Virginia
Earlier this summer, William McDonough + Partners and HITT Contracting officially opened Co|Lab, an innovative...
EPA promises an end to animal testing
Animal rights activists are rejoicing this week. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...
Psychedelic installation in NYC spotlights environmental issues with immersive art
The call for environmental awareness and action has been given a new voice in a visually stunning art installation...
Can an artificial leaf make the pharmaceutical industry greener?
Scientists in the Netherlands have developed a solar reactor that looks and acts like a leaf. By putting chemicals...
Tribute in Light endangers migrating birds
New York City’s annual September 11 Tribute in Light seeks to console a still-damaged city and commemorate those...
American trophy hunter may get permit to bring slain rhino home
An American trophy hunter donates $400,000 to an anti-poaching organization in Namibia in exchange for the privilege...
Student designs an ecotourism hot-spot for the Iranian desert
A student finalist in this year’s Radical Innovation competition has found a possible solution for conserving...
'The Blob' returns: marine heatwave settles over Pacific
Rising ocean temperatures are rising in the northeast Pacific, similar to conditions presented in 2015. It is safe...
Mountain in Sweden loses highest peak title as global warming shrinks it
Kebnekaise, the highest mountain peak in Sweden, has fallen victim to global heating. Scientists reported that...
Scientists warn we are now entering the plastic age
A recent study reports plastic pollution has deposited itself into our fossil record. Water bottles, lunch bags...
Hurricane Dorian causes onshore oil spill in Bahamas
Besides demolishing homes, uprooting wildlife and ravaging forests, Hurricane Dorian has also caused an onshore...
Recycling Identifying Device takes the guesswork out of figuring out what's recyclable
The ability to recycle materials has been around for generations, and as an increasing number of residential and...
Hurricane Dorian threatens endangered bird species
Those living on the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands recently met Dorian as the hurricane's 185 mph winds wrecked...
World's largest solar plant at sea is installed at Maldives resort
There’s more than sunbathers and yachts floating near the resort Lux* South Ari Atoll in the Maldives. The five-star...
Ireland will plant 440 million trees in 20 years
Ireland is about to get a whole lot greener. The 84,431-square-kilometer country is determined to fight climate...
Artist creates a living quilt to commemorate Santa Rosa fires
Memorials and national landmarks are common across the country as a way to respectfully remember events of historical...
Great Barrier Reef outlook decreases from 'poor' to 'very poor'
Conditions at one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, is declining, and...
Reward offered to identify Mojave burro killer
A total of 42 wild burros from the Clark Mountain Herd Area in the Mojave Desert in California have been found...
Trailhead Ambassador Program enhances hiking in Oregon
Wilderness lovers often see dismaying things on hiking trails: litter, thirsty people in flip flops who forgot...
Millions of acres of Alaskan rainforest may be opened for business
As Amazon wildfires blaze, the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest faces a wholly different threat: corporate...
KFC partners with Beyond Meat for vegan chicken nuggets
KFC and plant based meat creator Beyond Meat recently shook things up in the quick service restaurant industry...
Striking LEED Silver-targeted tower to rise in the heart of Philadelphia
The heart of Philadelphia will soon be transformed with Schuylkill Yards, a $3.5 billion masterplanned neighborhood...
Brazil turns down international aid for Amazon wildfires
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is busy tweeting and arguing with French president Emmanuel Macron while enormous...
Railway heat to be repurposed to warm London homes this winter
Besides riding the railway, or 'tube,' to go from one end of the U.K. to another, some North Londoners will benefit...