Scientists scramble to understand the invisible creatures around us before it’s too late
In southwestern Africa, a dozen scientists dig in the dirt. In a week, they’ve transected 100 miles of shifting sand dunes and flat gravel plains…
Bois du Cazier
The history of the Bois du Cazier coal mining site dates back to a 1822 concession, in which a transcription error caused the name of…
Researchers Develop Solar Paint That Turns Water Vapor Into Hydrogen
It may be getting cheaper and easier to install solar panels onto your rooftop but what if you could generate clean energy for your home with just some paint?. This reality is inching…
Meet the villagers who protect biodiversity on the top of the world
It was a chilly February day. Dangwen and his wildlife monitoring team patrolled along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The river was frozen solid,…
Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
Ben McLellan, Kyoto University This article is part of a series on building the future of batteries. How can we create the batteries we’ll need…
Stanford discovery could lead to sustainable source of the fuel additive ethanol
Most of the fuel additive ethanol used in the U.S. is made from corn. But new research reveals that copper can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol…
Ships, planes and cars: a licence to pollute?
Shipping There it is on the horizon, clear as day. At half a kilometre long, it’s hard to miss the hulking outline of a container…
A fine biomess
Old power plants switching from coal to wood has been one of the major energy trends of the decade, allowing them to avoid carbon taxes…
Biocasa: the house where beauty meets good
Biocasa is a case study of an Italian house, which is advanced from a green building perspective to be the first private building in Europe…
The Chinese Solar revolution
If we were convinced to have made the most of the sun’s energy, it was because we had not yet thought of turning a dismantled…
Polar bear books and climate change for children
Can you bear it that polar bears may go extinct? Polar bears are beautiful and act cute, which leads both adults and children to care…
How African Countries Can Harness the Huge Potential of Their Oceans
Over the past decade there’s been a steady rise across Africa in the attention given to the responsible use of the oceans to contribute to…
China Has Officially Started Construction on the World’s First “Forest City”
FUTURISTIC GREEN CITY The world’s first “Forest City,” created to fight pollution, is now under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China. Designed by Stefano Boeri…