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Dec 9, 2024
Earthshot 2024: People Making A Difference!
The Earthshot Prize was created by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020. The goal of the prize? Present five
Oct 16, 2024
Florida's Hurricane-Proof Town!
Florida has quite a history when it comes to hurricanes. From June 1st to November 30th, the Sunshine State deals with
Sep 27, 2024
Bacteria Help Extract Rare Earth Metals!
One of the keys to curbing climate change is switching to sustainable energy. That means more solar power, wind
Sep 12, 2024
Concrete Batteries In Your Future!
Can you imagine living in a world where cars are powered spontaneously as they speed past roads, and entire households
May 7, 2024
What To Do With Old Wind Turbine Blades?
You may know wind turbines to be an environmentally friendly way of farming energy—but what happens to the towering
Apr 19, 2024
What Is A Sand Battery?
Generally, when one pictures a battery, one imagines the lithium-ion battery in various high-tech forms.Yet in 2022,
Apr 2, 2024
Meaty Rice In Our Future?
Everyone is familiar with the colors of the foods they eat. You normally associate salads with green, apples with
Mar 11, 2024
Charge Your EV As You Drive!
We all know electric vehicles (EVs) have grown in popularity over the last decade. As of 2022, there were 26 million
Feb 21, 2024
What Is A Food Forest?
Imagine walking through a forest where every plant is edible. This is the concept of a food forest! Food forests are
Feb 20, 2024
Biocrusts Protect China's Great Wall!
Did you know that it took more than 2000 years to finish the construction of the Great Wall of China? The Wall,
Feb 13, 2024
Container Buildings: Are They Sustainable?
When you order something online, it is shipped across the ocean in vast 20 or 40-foot steel shipping containers before
Feb 11, 2024
Klamath River Runs Free!
The Klamath Dam at the Oregon-California border has played a pivotal role since 1918, providing power to more than 70,
Jan 26, 2024
Sponge Cities: What Are They?
The term sponge city might conjure up a creative image of a city made of sponges, but the actual definition of sponge
Jan 25, 2024
Culdesac: A Walkable City!
Arizona, aka the Copper State, is the only place in the world where the saguaro cactus grows. Recently, Arizona also
Dec 24, 2023
An Aviation Miracle: Green Flights!
Did you know that the average Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (4 liters) of fuel per second? A Boeing 747
Nov 13, 2023
Cultural Burning To Curb Wildfires
Every summer, wildfires make headlines. California in particular is hit hard, with more than 300 million acres
Nov 6, 2023
Should Satellite Companies Be Fined?
From the vast expanse of space, a new challenge has emerged: space junk! From rockets to satellites, the world is
Oct 26, 2023
The U.S Military Turns To Microgrids
Do you often wonder why your parents keep chiding you for forgetting to turn off the lights? Through electricity, AC,
Oct 23, 2023
Harvesting Water From Air
For most of us, access to drinking water is a privilege we often take for granted. We just need to open the
Oct 17, 2023
Cargo Ships Powered By Wind
Did you know that every year, the shipping industry transports 11 billion tons of cargo or 90% of the world's traded
Oct 5, 2023
How Is Singapore Cooling Itself?
It’s an ordinary day in your home. The temperature of your surroundings is just right, but as you go outside for some
Telecommuting: A Climate Solution?
Have you noticed how much the pandemic has altered our daily lives? More people are shopping, attending school,
Oct 2, 2023
A Ray Of Hope In Coral Restoration
Did you know that Florida is the only state in the United States with major coral reef formations near its coasts?
Sep 19, 2023
Rock Weathering: A Solution For Carbon Capture?
Did you know that spreading crushed volcanic rock on farms may help cool our planet? We know that
Sep 11, 2023
California: Off-Oil And Offshore?
[This article is an opinion piece by a summer program writer who visited the community in Morro Bay and learned about
May 30, 2023
Reduce Parking: A Climate Solution?
The United States has a parking problem. It’s not that there are too few parking lots. In fact, there are too many! At
May 1, 2023
A Novel Way To Heat Swimming Pools
In an effort to become more environmentally conscious, an innovative idea to recycle heat has recently gained
Apr 17, 2023
FDA Approves Second Lab-Grown Meat
Imagine enjoying a juicy, crunchy slice of bacon and sending your compliments not just to the chef, but to a living pig
Apr 2, 2023
What Is A 15-Minute City?
Can you imagine walking from home to work, the grocery store, or the park to meet your friends, all within 15 minutes
Mar 24, 2023
Oat, Soy, Almond: Are They Milk?
Drop by your favorite coffee shop and you can order an oat milk latte. At the supermarket, you might select a carton of
Mar 7, 2023
Have You Heard Of GMO Trees?
Did you know, forests are one of our planet’s greatest carbon sinks? This means that they absorb an enormous amount
Feb 25, 2023
A Novel Way To Heat Homes
It’s a chilly winter day. The heater isn’t on, yet you’re still warm and cozy. How is this possible? A new technology
Feb 16, 2023
What Is Green Steel?
We are surrounded by steel - the miracle metal used in cars, trains, bridges, buildings, and home appliances like
Feb 10, 2023
Ancient Seeds Hold The Key
Did you know that researchers traverse the world to collect seeds to add to seed vaults worldwide? In 2022, ICARDA (
Jan 31, 2023
A Milestone In Fusion Energy
Last December, U.S. scientists announced that they had made a breakthrough in fusion energy, the same chemical
Jan 24, 2023
E-Fuels: What Role Will They Play?
It’s a known fact that emissions from gas-powered vehicles are harming the atmosphere. In response to this Porsche,
Jan 8, 2023
A New Project In Galveston
A small town in Texas could be preparing for a big change! For years Galveston, Texas has been at the mercy of Gulf
Dec 23, 2022
Christmas Tree: Real Or Plastic?
Tis the holiday season, as people decorate their homes and buy presents for their loved ones. Besides Santa and
Nov 21, 2022
Floating Turbines That Harvest Wind
For many years, manufacturers of wind turbines have looked for ways to increase efficiency in harnessing wind
Nov 10, 2022
Stop Bagging Leaves!
Summer is over, and Fall has arrived! Daylight savings time came to an end on November 6th, so we know that the season
Oct 7, 2022
A New Wave Of Battery Plants
A decade ago, only 120,000 EV cars were sold worldwide in a year. Did you know that now that many are sold each week?
Oct 5, 2022
Apps, Labels Address Food Waste
Have you ever wondered what happens to unsold food in grocery stores? Or food that spoils in your fridge? It turns out
Sep 13, 2022
Beavers To The Rescue In California!
With their iconic wood-gnawing abilities and prominent front teeth, beavers are fantastic dam engineers. But it may
May 31, 2022
District Energy: Waste To Asset!
Can one company's waste be converted into a useful resource for another? District heating, a method that
May 25, 2022
A Milestone In Renewable Energy
As world economies recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an explosive increase in the need for electricity.
May 23, 2022
How Corals Protect Against Hurricanes
Did you know that coral reefs can act as underwater walls? As natural breakwaters, reefs can help mitigate the effects
May 1, 2022
The Rush For Rare Earth Metals
I bet your grandparents never imagined they would see the day when they could plug in a car like a lamp. No more smelly
Apr 3, 2022
The First Town To Be Powered By Green Hydrogen
For the first time in history, an energy company operating in the U.K. is preparing to distribute something
Mar 27, 2022
Imagine A Forest Of Metal Trees!
When you think of hiking through a forest, you certainly don’t expect the trees to be giant, metal cylinders! As
Mar 21, 2022
Bringing Back A Native Weed
One humble West African shrub’s reputation is getting a boost. Eradicated as a weed for decades, Guiera senegalensis is
Mar 12, 2022
Hempcrete: A New Kind Of Brick!
From its nutritional seeds to its healing oils, hemp seems to be a plant of endless utility. And now, researchers have
Mar 4, 2022
An Underwater Battery To Store Wind Energy
Looking at wind turbines, you might wonder, “Where does all the energy go?” You might think it’s used immediately, or
Mar 1, 2022
A False Banana Gives Real Hope!
While the banana is a common fruit we enjoy in our daily lives, have you heard of its relative, the enset banana? This
Jan 24, 2022
The Race For An Alternate Palm Oil
What do makeup, toothpaste, and chocolate have in common? If you guessed palm oil, you’d be correct! This creamy,
Jan 17, 2022
An Alternative To Road Salt
After the recent winter storms that blew through the southeastern United States, much of the ground was left blanketed
Dec 8, 2021
Bug Burgers, Anyone?
When you think of insects, the first word that comes to mind probably won’t be “edible”. How can maggots or locusts be
Dec 2, 2021
How Can We Reduce Waste?
Have you thought about the life cycle of a can of soda or a bag of chips? First, it takes energy to extract the
Nov 14, 2021
How Will Climate Change Affect Sports?
Climate change impacts athletes and sports fans all over the world. Extreme heat forced some athletes in Tokyo’s 2020
Oct 26, 2021
Cool Your Home Without Electricity!
When you think of hot, sweltering, summer days, what comes to your mind? Sipping ice-cold lemonade or eating delicious
Oct 25, 2021
A Malaria Vaccine Gives Hope
After a century of research, a malaria vaccine has finally been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Oct 11, 2021
A Smarter Way To Predict Rain
Did you know that 9 out of 10 Americans check the weather more than three times a day? Weather forecasting certainly
Oct 6, 2021
A Train Station In Harmony With Nature
When the word “subway” comes to mind, you might picture crowded, noisy tunnels. In Tulum, Mexico, however, a very
Sep 26, 2021
How Orca Captures Carbon!
On September 9, the Orca plant started up its fans. With a deceptively soft whir, the world’s largest carbon capture
Sep 10, 2021
What Is Sewer Energy?
Have you wondered what happens to all the hot water that you use in your homes for showers or washing dishes? This
Jun 20, 2021
What Is Green Cement?
Did you know that concrete is the second most-consumed resource after water? Think of your home, parking
May 27, 2021
Can Googly Eyes Save Birds?
Fishing nets, unfortunately, do not catch fish alone... a number of seabirds are unintentionally caught by
May 6, 2021
Fighting Disease With GM Mosquitoes!
Have you visited the Florida Keys? Situated on the southern tip of the United States, the Keys is a vacation wonderland
May 4, 2021
The Problem With Electric Car Batteries
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been long advertised as environmentally friendly vehicles. This is true, to some extent.
May 1, 2021
A Greener Jet Fuel
Did you know that 1.8 billion people traveled by plane in 2020! This is down by 60% compared to 2019 due to the
Mar 1, 2021
Saving The Black-Footed Ferret
On December 10, 2020, Elizabeth Ann -- a black-footed ferret -- was born. She is the first-ever endangered
Why Are Thieves Crawling Under Cars?
Imagine going to bed one night, only to find that the next morning, your car roars like a lawnmower when you start it.
Feb 25, 2021
Coca-Cola May Come In Paper Bottles!
Say goodbye to plastic Coca-Cola bottles by 2030! The Atlanta-based Coca-Cola company is collaborating with a
Feb 10, 2021
Exxon Mobil To Capture Carbon
Climate change is a pressing issue. As greenhouse gas emissions increase, our world rapidly approaches the point of no
Nov 17, 2020
Virgin Hyperloop: The Future Of Travel?
Normally, traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in California takes 6 hours by car or 1.5 hours by plane.
May 21, 2020
Scientists Engineer Heat-Tolerant Corals
As temperatures continue to rise as a result of global warming, we are not the only ones feeling the heat. Our
Apr 17, 2020
The Tree That Absorbs The Most Sound
Trees are an important part of our environment. They come in various shapes and sizes, providing shade, oxygen, flowers
Mar 10, 2020
Metals From Plants?
Plants: we eat them, juice them, weave them — and now it seems we can mine them too! After a successful experiment on
Jan 12, 2020
A New Way To Fight Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Every rainy season, southeast Asians dread the arrival of mosquito-borne diseases. About one million people across the
Oct 7, 2019
Drones Track Whales!
Imagine you were a marine biologist. How would you measure the size of a whale? How would you count how many whales
May 20, 2019
When A River Doesn't Run Free...
Rivers have connected people, nurtured ancient civilizations, and inspired writers and conservationists. However, a
May 9, 2019
The Craze For Beyond Meat
Have you had a burger without meat? You might think that a vegetable burger will take away the essence of a
Apr 9, 2019
Lessons From A Termite Mound!
The Eastgate Center in Harare, Zimbabwe is the largest commercial building in the country. Yet, it consumes 90% less
Mar 8, 2019
The Debate Over Lab-Grown Meat
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about lab-grown meat as the next big environmental solution.
Jan 14, 2019
Solar Power Brings Hope To Remote Villages
The villages of Momai and Bugdoyak are next to each other and hidden in the remote high mountains of Tajikistan. These
