This 3D-printed device could help its users breathe underwater
Japanese designer and material scientist Jun Kamei has invented an underwater breathing device constructed with...
New photosynthesis machine is twice as efficient at creating hydrogen fuel
Researchers at the University of Michigan and McGill University in Montreal have created a device that uses sunlight...
VIDEO: 60,000-year-old preserved underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
When Hurricane Ivan formed in 2004, it did more than devastate regions of the Caribbean and the United States’...
Incredible Algae Dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce superfood and oxygen
Industrial agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - but what if there was a way to sustainably...
NASA unveils plan to make oxygen on Mars
Future Mars colonists are going to need oxygen, and NASA has a plan to make it. Their Mars 2020 Rover will be equipped...
Kenyan activists are using human poop to make affordable cooking fuel
Resources are scarce in Kenya, and nearly half of the population lives below the poverty line, but they do have...
NASA video of the aurora borealis from space will make you catch your breath
If you didn’t want to be an astronaut before today, you will now. Recently, NASA scientists aboard the International...
Stunning prefab OxyGen project will deliver a green oasis to Paris
Located between the train tracks and the banks of Neuilly sur Seine, the 1,500-square-meter OxyGen development...
Earth’s oxygen levels are declining – and scientists aren’t sure why
Scientists led by Daniel Stolper at Princeton University studied samples of ancient air trapped in ice in Antarctica...
Scientists discover traces of air breathed by Earth’s very first animals
A literal breath of air from the time of Earth’s first animals was recently found, extracted, and analyzed by...
Ancient Mars could have been more like Earth than we thought
NASA's racked up some thrilling new finds about Mars lately, and they're at it again. The Curiosity Rover discovered...
Scientists found oxygen in a galaxy 13.1 billion light years away
Astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan have found "the most distant oxygen ever detected"...
The world will run out of breathable air unless carbon emissions are cut
As the world struggles to find effective ways to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming, a recent study...
NASA-patented technology purifies Vittori Lab’s greenery-filled AirTrain
Even though trains are considered more eco-friendly than a pile of people driving their own cars, let's face it...
Luciano Pia’s incredible urban treehouse protects against air and noise pollution in Turin
The building features a curved, varied facade that grows up along industrial steel girders, with the girders along...
INTERVIEW: Eric Maundu on Turning Aquaponic Gardens into an Internet Connected Resource
Inhabitat: So tell me about your work here at American Steel Studios. ERIC: I build gardens like these. This is...
NASA Reveals Plans to Start Growing Vegetables in Space this Year
NASA is planning to grow fresh vegetables in space, 230 miles above the Earth. Later this year the space agency’s...
Kijani Grows Will Bring Small, Internet Connected Aquaponics Gardens to Schools
Aquaponics systems have grown in popularity over the years and they're currently one of the most common urban farming...
New Aerogel Fuel Cell Boasts 5x the Efficiency of Conventional Fuel Cells
Fuel cells could be one of the our cleanest energy sources; they convert hydrogen into electricity, and their only...
Danish Researchers Develop More Climate Friendly Fuel Cells for Hydrogen Vehicles
When it comes to hydrogen fuel cells, they are worth their weight in platinum. A team of researchers at the Department...
Scientists Developing Self-Healing Concrete With Micro-Capsules and Bacteria
Concrete photo from Shutterstock Sooner or later, even the best sidewalk in the country will develop a crack...
Portable Algae-Powered ‘Chlorella’ Pods Could Provide Fresh Air in Polluted Cities
By now you've probably already heard about (or even visited) "oxygen bars" - a phenomenon that first saw the light...
Cryogen Energy Storage System Could Cut Peak Fuel Use by Half
Photo by deeje Our current energy system is wasteful in part because power plants have to be ready for sudden...
Octopus-Like Migrating Floating Gardens are Not Aliens
The verdant dirigibles would target areas where the heat island effect is greatest, and could be programmed to...
Aquatic Dead Zones Produce Greenhouse Gas 300X More Potent Than CO2
We've heard a lot lately about the relationship between global warming and the ocean. An article in Thursday's...
Discovery of Water on Moon Means that Lunar Service Station is Possible
Many environmentalists argue that it's important to focus our attention on Earth's problems before venturing off...