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...
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...
Children hurt after Delta jet dumps fuel on schools
On January 14, a Delta jet malfunctioned and dumped jet fuel over Los Angeles-area schools. The incident injured...
Quorn introduces carbon footprint labeling
In a trailblazing move, Quorn, the meatless food manufacturer headquartered in the U.K., is now leveraging carbon...
Impossible Foods debuts plant-based pork at CES
Impossible Foods has unveiled its newest meatless product, Impossible Pork. The Silicon Valley-based company continues...
Fires in Australia create dangerous weather conditions
Authorities warn that the unprecedented ferocity of Australia’s wildfires can produce extreme weather systems...
Taking a stand against climate change, the Golden Globes goes vegan
This weekend, the 77th annual Golden Globes, which took place at the Beverly Hilton in California’s celebrated...
Half a billion Australian animals, even 30% of koala population, likely lost to wildfires
Record-breaking wildfires have ravaged millions of Australian acres for many months now. Ecologists estimate upward...
The Amazon has lost over 10 million football fields of forest in a decade
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) recently published its International Statistic of the Decade, and the “winner”...
Saving New Zealand’s kakapo from extinction
One of the world’s rarest birds, the kakapo, is on the brink of extinction. Found only on some New Zealand sanctuaries,...
White Sands officially becomes the 62nd national park
Last week, President Donald Trump signed legislation, seen here, designating White Sands National Park as the 62nd...
Animal rights groups work to "Open Cages" of animals on fur farms
The fashion industry has recently experienced a rise in fur bans, thanks to successful pressure by animal rights...
Greta Thunberg is Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year
Time magazine has just announced its 2019 Person of the Year, and it is Greta Thunberg. So far, the 16-year-old...
Climate Neutral Certification labels products with minimized carbon footprints
The idea of the Climate Neutral Certification is a simple one — give businesses the opportunity to identify their...
Kansas City approves free public transportation for all
Last week, the city council of Kansas City unanimously voted for free public transportation via the Zero Fare Transit...
IUCN finds ocean oxygen levels dropping at record rates
Marine life is in serious trouble if ocean oxygen levels continue to plummet. A new report by the International...
Climate change-induced melting of mountain ice threatens global supply of freshwater
A study recently published in Nature found that glacier-based freshwater systems are highly threatened by climate...
Koala-sniffing detection dog, Bear, helps save koalas from Australian bushfires
Record-breaking bushfires are raging along the eastern and southeastern coast of Australia, burning through prime...
Study reveals "ugly sweaters" add to the plastic pollution problem
Many Americans attend ugly Christmas sweater parties. But in Britain, there’s even an annual Christmas Jumper...
Costco is now selling Beyond Burgers in bulk
Those who love the plant-based Beyond Burgers can now rejoice — Costco, a chain of warehouse club stores, is...
Study shows how plant-based catering can greatly reduce events' carbon footprints
A recent analysis published by the Center for Biological Diversity’s Catering to the Climate report finds that...
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act is signed into law
In a bipartisan win, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act has been signed into law, making serious...
Research raises animal welfare concerns over "humanely" raised turkeys
While many meat eaters don’t want to think about the actual slaughter of a turkey, they might comfort themselves...
Climate change is adversely affecting children’s health worldwide
Today’s children are facing climate crisis-related health issues, warns The Lancet’s Countdown on Health and...
Venice's worst flood in 50 years blamed on climate change
Venice is inundated with floodwaters, with more than 85 percent of the city, including its historic basilica and...
Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub
In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that...