New sand battery can store energy for months
Sometimes it’s not sunny enough to depend on solar power, or windy enough to turn the windmill. So, Finnish researchers...
Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single-drop waterfall
If a massive waterfall sits remotely in the rainforest and there’s no one to hear it, does it still make a sound?...
Is recycled wastewater the answer to California’s drought?
Right now, recycled water only fulfills about 3% of California’s needs. But with the drought going on and on,...
Threatened orchid species last seen in 1902 found
A threatened species of orchid has been spotted in Vermont for the first time since 1902. The species has been...
New technology harnesses atmospheric water in deserts
New technology in development by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could help harvest drinking water...
Coral growth may be boosted with artificial reefs
Start-up brand Reefy has joined hands with a Dutch zoo to develop sustainable methods of restoring coral reefs...
Mountains of sugar are hiding beneath seagrass meadows
Scientists have found a mindboggling deposit of sugar in an odd place: underneath seagrass meadows in the oceans...
Ancient forest in China discovered by cave explorers
Scientists have expressed enthusiasm after the discovery of an ancient forest at the bottom of a giant sinkhole...
New purification facility will take water from toilet to tap
Most people don’t like to think about flushing the toilet and having that same water come out of the tap. But...
Meet Dos Rios Ranch, California's newest state park
If all goes well, California's newest state park will be open and accessible to visitors within a year. The 2,500-acre...
California rejects desalination plant in Huntington Beach
The California Coastal Commission unanimously rejected Poseidon Water’s proposed Huntington Beach desalination...
Cows and deer threaten Earth's largest living organism
We expect destruction to come from something obviously terrible, such as nuclear war or a giant asteroid plunging...
Can a controversial desalination plant ease California's drought?
Spurred on by the western megadrought, the California Coastal Commission is expected to vote this week on a controversial...
California drought requires water rationing
Millions of California residents risk lacking water for essential use in the near future if they do not start rationing...
Air Wick offers free wildflower seeds to gardeners
Air Wick is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to reseed one billion square feet of native wildflowers...
