Microplastics could affect the healing process for COVID-19 patients
A new study reveals that microplastics from textiles could make it harder for lungs of those impacted by health...
Global Forest Watch can now see through clouds to stop deforestation
Last year, the Global Forest Watch tracking system starting allowing people to help monitor deforestation in far-flung...
This year, save the planet by geocaching
If you’re familiar with geocaching, you already know it’s one more way to get outdoors and is especially helpful...
Bitcoin uses more energy than all of Argentina
Bitcoin is a huge energy hog. And Tesla's recent announcement that it had bought $1.5 billion bitcoin...
Climate change increases pollen and worsens allergies
If you feel like you’re going through hankies faster than ever, you’re not just imagining it. Climate change...
Air pollution could increase risk of irreversible blindness
A study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology has revealed that exposure to air pollution increases...
Japan to develop wooden satellite in bid to curb space junk
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry is collaborating with Kyoto University to develop the world's first wooden satellite....
New eco-friendly, decomposing construction foam unveiled
Researchers have come up with a new, more eco-friendly and effective form of building insulation material. The...
Engineering student turns food waste into renewable energy
What if those old carrots you never got around to eating could be a renewable energy source, rather than...
Tree-planting drones aim to cool a hot planet
Professional tree planters typically plant upward of 11,000 trees per week. This sounds speedy until you compare...
Aleph Zero program plans to grow slaughter-free meat in space
One of the many problems with living in outer space is that there’s not much to eat there. Israel-based Aleph...
Apple aims to save the environment, one wall charger at a time
If your new, boxed iPhone 12 feels a little light, that might be because it doesn’t contain a wall charger or...
New WWF report says plant-based diets could help conserve and restore nature
On Friday, October 9, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released a report detailing how the world can meet the nutritional...
You can help monitor Amazon deforestation from your couch
While many people around the world worry about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, to most of us, it’s still...
World's first "living coffin" made of mycelium is used in a burial
A "living coffin" has been used in a burial for the first time in the Netherlands. The coffin is made out of mycelium,...
