Plastic waste has met its match with the viral #Trashtag challenge
It is rare when a social media trend actually results in a physical change to the environment, especially when...
More "rogue" national park Twitter accounts are popping up
Just a few days into the Trump administration, scientists are already rebelling against efforts to stifle the truth....
One million people show solidarity with Dakota Access Pipeline protesters by checking in on Facebook
People are jumping on social media to show their support for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. Over one million...
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut removing artificial ingredients, pledge to use real food
It’s hard to praise fast food companies for promising to use real black pepper instead of "black pepper flavor,"...
Celebrate National Handwriting Day today with a handwritten tweet
Did you know that writing things out by hand keeps your brain cells active, and even helps you retain information?...
Saying "NO" to the Keystone XL pipeline is just the first step in our environmental revolution
If you've checked Facebook in the past week or so you probably know that the Keystone XL Pipeline bill failed...
Congrats: A new gifting app that helps to plant trees
"Send a smile, save a tree". That's the slogan coined by a new gifting app called Congrats, which encourages folks...
Pocket-Sized Lantern Connects You to the World Even When There's No Internet Service
An estimated 4.3 billion people around the world don't have internet access. In times of natural disasters, internet...
Project EGG is the World's Largest 3D-Printed Collaborative Community Art Project
The fantastic Project EGG was made possible thanks to a few 3D printing machines, an enthusiastic community and...
Facebook Unveils Plans for Solar-Powered Internet Drones as Big as 747s
Yael Maguire, the engineering director at Facebook's Connectivity Lab, has revealed further details about the social...
Butcher Shop Steals Joke by Vegan Comedian, Goes Viral
When Windsor Meats in Vancouver, Canada posted a funny joke the manager had seen online in their window, the last...
Levi's 'Make Our Mark' Campaign Transforms Vintage Tech into Web-Enabled Devices
Each of the antique items were redesigned to communicate with a web interface. Raspberry Pi was chosen to be the...
14-Year-Old Tech Geek Creates Fun 'Jazzy Recycling' Mobile App
Photo via Shutterstock To Zea Tongeman, being a tech-geek doesn't mean hiding in a room typing code into a computer...
Montreal-based PlantCatching Website Finds a Home for Unwanted Seeds, Bulbs and Plants
Photo via Shutterstock Developed by Nicholas Cadilhac, a computer scientist and enthusiastic gardener in Montreal,...
Matt Damon Boycotts the Toilet to Raise Awareness For Clean Water
Actor and co-founder of water.org Matt Damon won't let a good opportunity to raise awareness of clean water down...
Design, Sketch and Communicate With Morpholio's New Trace App - Now Available for Free!
Created by architects, Trace addresses a number of questions about how a digital culture affects the way creative...
Audubon's "Birding The Net" Social Media Game Brings Competitive Birdwatching To Our Fingertips
The Audubon Society has just created a super fun online experience that brings birdwatching right to your computer...
Mobile Phone App Enables Wild Food Foragers
Foragers unite! Now when you discover some sweet street-side amaranth or blackberries, you can share the surplus...
'Build a Better Burb' Competition Revitalizes Suburban Areas
Calling out to architects, urban designers, planners, students, visionaries, the Build a Better Burb competition...
San Francisco Launches First Crowd-Sourced Tree Census
Last week the city of San Francisco announced the first-ever tree census. Joined by the California Department of...