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a group of burmese pythons

Scientists propose eating more python

By Laura Baisas

Pyxis Ocean shipping vessel with two WindWing sails

A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day

CorPower C4 buoy turbine in ocean

Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy

Pigs in sty at factory farm

Gene-edited pigs immune to deadly virus could arrive on farms by next year

Pink lab-grown beef rice in white bowl

Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

Minesto Dragon 4 undersea kite turbine traveling atop water

Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands

Interior of JET fusion reactor with plasma superimposed

Aging reactor sets new fusion energy record in last hurrah

Abandoned car in aluminum red mud spill

Aluminum’s notorious, toxic red mud could one day help make ‘green steel’

A colorized view of the DOLCE structure finalizing its uncoiling process, as seen from the boom camera, over Antarctica, on August 22, 2023.

The first-ever space solar power tests are finished after a year in orbit

Data visualization of all maritime activity in the North Sea

AI and satellite data helped uncover the ocean’s ‘dark vessels’

Illustration of biofiber within cracked concrete

Bacterial ‘blood’ could heal cracks in concrete

Completed JT-60SA experimental nuclear fusion facility in Japan

The world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is up and running

Google and Fervo's geothermal power plant in Nevada at dusk

Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

A selection of sustainable gifts, featuring a stack of Coyuchi towels, steel watering cans, and Jackery solar generators

Sustainable gift guide: 20+ gifts that keep on giving

By Jen McCaffery, Quinn Gawronski, Stan Horaczek

Hot dogs at the grocery store without meat warning labels

Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat

Offshore wind turbine being constructed with nearby supply ship

A Danish company just scrapped its ambitious plan for a New Jersey offshore wind farm

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine

Cape Fear River in North Carolina, which is polluted by PFAS, seen from above after a storm

8 new types of ‘forever chemicals’ found in river linked to US cancer cluster

A steak with kelp on top is plated by a chef holding a sauce pan.

This sea-to-farm-to-table restaurant wants kelp to catch on

By Laura Baisas

AlgaRay robot floating atop water in Antigua

This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells

Orsted offshore wind turbines in the UK

Atlantic City’s massive offshore wind farm project highlights the industry’s growing pains

Coral Beach on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, dotted with various types of seaweed.

Europeans ate a lot more seaweed 8,000 years ago

By Laura Baisas

Stella Terra solar powered car action shot on road

This off-roading, solar-powered vehicle just sped across the Sahara

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks before US President Joe Biden at Tioga Marine Terminal on October 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden discussed how his Bidenomics agenda is creating good-paying union jobs, investing in infrastructure, accelerating the transition to a clean energy future, and combating the climate crisis.

US will build seven regional ‘hydrogen hubs’ to spark clean energy transition

By Laura Baisas

Workers at rare earth mineral mine next to equipment in China

China says it discovered potentially vast amounts of a rare superconducting material

Lots of chargers for devices tangled in a crowded corner

People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year

Computer server stacks in dark room

AI could consume as much energy as Argentina annually by 2027

monitor displaying a traffic intersection

A new Google AI project wants to improve the timing of traffic lights

By Harry Guinness

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean

By Chris Baraniuk / Hakai Magazine

Green fir trees in neat rows as seen from the air.

Tree plantations try to offset our carbon pollution. Here’s the problem.

This climate crisis map shows how vulnerable your neighborhood is

This climate crisis map shows how vulnerable your neighborhood is

By Kate Yoder/Grist

Blue bins of fish and other seafood caught near the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood

aurora supercomputer at Argonne

The world’s most powerful computer could soon help the US build better nuclear reactors

By Charlotte Hu

Green architecture homes

The EPA wants to tighten up their ‘zero-emission’ building definition

Grizzly bear mom and cubs crossing road in Yellowstone National Park

Grizzlies are getting killed by roads, but the risks are bigger than roadkill

Pile of colorful Lego bricks

Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart

Pacific Ocean storm seen from a research vessel's stern

When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows

Avery Dennison thermal energy factory in Belgium

This Belgian factory’s massive mirror array turns sunlight into thermal energy

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

By Alastair Bland/Hakai Magazine

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

Heat pump outside building

Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

By Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine

drought in Yemen, august 2023

Almost every place on Earth was affected by extreme temperatures this summer

By Sara Kiley Watson

H2FLY hydrogen fuel plane in flight

This liquid hydrogen-powered plane successfully completed its first test flights

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

By Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

3D printer making algae-based water decontaminate

‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants

Aerial shot of sugar cane cropland.

How sprinkling volcanic rocks on farmland could capture carbon dioxide

By Carla Delgado

Colorful plastic cutlery on a white background. The United States uses more than 36 billion plastic utensils every year.

Millions of tons of waste could be eliminated by ‘nudging’ consumers to skip the plastic fork

By Laura Baisas

Closeup of solar panel installation

This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy

Lagos Blue Line Rail train next to traffic jam

Traveling through the world’s most traffic-heavy city just got a lot quicker—and greener

Fiver different types of paper cups sitting are sitting on a table. Some have eco-friendly labeling and one warns of plastic chemical leaching. Paper cups are replacing plastic cups on the market, but paper cups can also be toxic to living organisms, shows a new study from the University of Gothenburg.

Paper cups still use plastic—and it’s a problem for the planet

By Laura Baisas

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Undark

Scania solar powered semi-truck on road

Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels

Lithium samples from the proposed Thacker Pass mining site in the McDermitt Caldera lithium deposit

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?

A DIY citronella candle in a small metal candle tin on a black surface outside.

How to Frankenstein old wax scraps into a totally new candle

By Rachel Feltman

Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima waste water into the Pacific Ocean

Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima waste water into the Pacific Ocean

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds

Shipping container used as passive cooling test chamber

Ancient Egyptian ‘air conditioning’ could help cool modern buildings

Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings setting sail for its maiden voyage, August 2023

A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage

Seedlings in yellow pots at a plant nursery in Glacier National Park

We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests

By Carla Delgado

Metal mesh with water droplets

Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog