sustainability

Crocodiles have been called “living fossils.” That is, the species has remained unaltered for vast periods of geologic time. They’ve become so perfectly adapted to their ecological niche that millions […]

Let’s talk about swans. All swans are birds or, more specifically, waterfowl. They are large and sport long, slender necks. They migrate south for the winter, traveling in that eye-catching […]

‘Critical Tourist Map of Oslo’ offers uniquely dark perspective on Norway’s capital.

India finishes last of 60 countries in environment and sustainability, as ranked by the expats who work there.

Perhaps downhill and cross-country skiers don’t face the fate of potters, typesetters and saddlers, but their situation is certainly unclear.

Although everyone knows that coal-based energy is a thing of the past, declarations about nuclear power plants somehow do not want to enter into force.

Electricity from solar energy is the cheapest it’s ever been, thanks largely to technological improvements and policies that reduce the risk of investing in renewable energy. That’s one of the […]

While it’s always been a boon to Popeye’s “muskles,” it looks like spinach may also have a role to play in clean future batteries.

We’re in an era of ‘megafires’.

The electric car manufacturer says updates to its battery design and manufacturing process will help lower production costs.

Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.

It can mean citizens drinking contaminated groundwater or being schooled in decaying buildings with asbestos problems.

Utilizing nuclear waste converted to diamonds, this company’s batteries will reportedly last thousands of years in some cases.

A new study examines the under-researched area of water theft around the world.

The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.

Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.

Animals are adapting all the time these days to stay out of our way.

Solar geoengineering ideas could weaken storms in both hemispheres, scientists find.

Sweden tops the ranking for the third year in a row.

Transparency no doubt keeps organizations more accountable, but public companies need to reconnect with their true owners.

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods find a greater foothold in the market as demand for plant-based meats rises.

A European start-up uses satellite data to pinpoint individual sources of abnormal methane concentration.

Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Because they didn’t have a space program.

The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.

O.T. Olsen’s gorgeous ‘Piscatorial Atlas’ (1883) describes a world now destroyed and forgotten

Ever smell a durian fruit? Don’t. Think of it as nature’s stinky battery.

Technology best serves the user when organic development combines necessity with collective values.

A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.

Can reading increase empathy and charitable thinking?

Global warming has shown that permafrost is not so permanent after all.