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Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

A set of hand soaps and shampoo bars over organic cotton covers and other wooden-made toiletries.

Travel more sustainably with a DIY zero-waste toiletry kit

By Alisha McDarris

Beech mushrooms growing on a substrate against a gold background

How to use the power of mushrooms to improve your life

By Julia Craven

A pod of dolphins swimming together in blue water.

The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress

By Laura Baisas

Mexico's Monte Alban archaeological site, including stone step and structures with mountains in the distance.

What the longest-lasting Mesoamerican cities all had in common

By Laura Baisas

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate

By Carla Delgado

Light pollution is erasing the stars in the sky—here’s why we should care

Light pollution is erasing the stars in the sky—here’s why we should care

By Chris Impey and Connie Walker / The Conversation

A solar canopy installed above parked cars, as seen from the air.

Why your community’s next solar panel project should be above a parking lot

By Carla Delgado

Three rows of various plant-based milks in a grocery store refrigerator.

The FDA says it’s ok to call almond milk ‘milk’ (for now)

By Laura Baisas

The rise of green hydrogen in Latin America

The rise of green hydrogen in Latin America

By Pablo Fonseca Q. / Knowable Magazine

An architecture mockup of the Hunter's Point South Park.

The ability for cities to survive depends on smart, sustainable architecture

By Charlotte Hu

4 of the best homes for off-the-grid living

4 of the best homes for off-the-grid living

By Helen Bradshaw

Why some single-use plastic water bottles could be banned in Hawaii

Why some single-use plastic water bottles could be banned in Hawaii

By Carla Delgado

A tractor in Argentina drives over a dry and dusty soybean field with a blazing sun.

La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions

By Laura Baisas

Are reusable takeout boxes worth the resources needed to make them?

Are reusable takeout boxes worth the resources needed to make them?

By Carla Delgado

A small, young plant sprouts up from dark soil.

Smarter fertilizer use could shrink our agricultural carbon footprint

By Laura Baisas

A woman in a field observes a plant.

Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy

By Laura Baisas

White bread loaf cut into slices with spoonful of soybean flour

A new ingredient could revolutionize white bread

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals

By Sara Kiley Watson

Black gas stove and two burning flames close-up

Hydrogen is supplementing natural gas, but critics remain wary

The last thread of hope to revive California’s trees is vanishing

The last thread of hope to revive California’s trees is vanishing

By Maya L. Kapoor / High Country News

The city of Beijing, China shrouded in a hazy layer of air pollution.

China’s decision to reduce coal-powered heating may have saved 23,000 lives

By Laura Baisas

Three fishers fish for salmon in Alaska.

Biden’s recent climate decisions will close mines, protect salmon, and may permit drilling in Alaska

By Laura Baisas

Letting your favorite things gather dust is unsustainable—use them

Letting your favorite things gather dust is unsustainable—use them

By Carla Delgado

Why we shouldn’t get too excited about bioplastics

Why we shouldn’t get too excited about bioplastics

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

Several people are carrying sacks filled with food and clothing to prepare for evacuation after their house was flooded in Indonesia

Indonesia activates a disaster-relief chatbot after destructive floods

ancient-style illustration of poseidon and workers building seawall

Inside the project to bring ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete to American shorelines

It’s in the rules to play dirty in this new soil-themed board game

It’s in the rules to play dirty in this new soil-themed board game

What the ‘B’ label on your favorite drinks and snacks means

What the ‘B’ label on your favorite drinks and snacks means

By Megan Zhang / Saveur

EV adoption doesn’t lighten energy costs for all American families

EV adoption doesn’t lighten energy costs for all American families

By Carla Delgado

A seaweed farm underwater near an island in Indonesia.

Why seaweed farming could be the next big thing in sustainability

By Laura Baisas

A natural gas pipeline.

An oil spill on this fuel-rich coast could be a supply chain catastrophe

By Laura Baisas

How climate change board games could turn play into action

How climate change board games could turn play into action

By Zoe Dutton / Nexus Media

How companies greenwash their plastic pollution

How companies greenwash their plastic pollution

By Carla Delgado

Scenic orange sunset sky background

Mexico bans solar geoengineering tests after US startup’s unsanctioned ‘science project’

Everything you need to know about how heat pumps work

Everything you need to know about how heat pumps work

By Chris Baraniuk / Knowable Magazine

Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

EPA updates emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles for the first time in 20 years

EPA updates emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles for the first time in 20 years

By Carla Delgado

The plan to save Western salt lakes from biting the dust

The plan to save Western salt lakes from biting the dust

By Caroline Tracey / High Country News

Electric Car in Charging Station.

Self-driving EVs use way more energy than you’d think

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too

By Sara Kiley Watson

solar panels on a roof

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you save cash and energy

NASA Satellite images of a hole in the ozone layer in 2019.

Earth’s ozone layer should fully recover over the next 40 years

By Laura Baisas

Sunlight shining on solar recycling system experiment

Scientists just got one step closer to solar-powered recycling plants

College textbooks aren’t keeping up with the severity of the global climate crisis

College textbooks aren’t keeping up with the severity of the global climate crisis

By Carla Delgado

World governments strike historic deal to protect planet’s biodiversity

World governments strike historic deal to protect planet’s biodiversity

By Laura Baisas

What more rain in the Arctic means for people, ecosystems, and wildlife

What more rain in the Arctic means for people, ecosystems, and wildlife

By Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Et al. / The Conversation

Rendering of Redwood Materials' electric vehicle battery recycling campus in South Carolina

A new battery recycling plant could power 1 million EVs per year

Sediment running into a river in Alabama from a solar farm construction site. Aerial view.

The hard truth of building clean solar farms

Barnacles on the side of the ship

Better anti-barnacle coating could keep ships smooth with less harm to ocean life

Wastewater could be the secret to eco-friendly fertilizer

Wastewater could be the secret to eco-friendly fertilizer

By Carla Delgado

Flamingoes become an accidental source of pride in Mumbai

Flamingoes become an accidental source of pride in Mumbai

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar / Hakai Magazine

What successful forest restoration looks like

What successful forest restoration looks like

By Carla Delgado

The hai smart Bluetooth showerhead next to text that says "Best of What's New, 2022, Home."

The best home innovations of 2022

By John Kennedy, Terri Williams

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third

Scientists use quantum computing to create glass that cuts the need for AC by a third

Light show in the night sky over a brightly lit Doha, Qatar during the 2022 World Cup

FIFA’s sustainability upgrades in Qatar won’t last beyond the World Cup

By Sahar Arshad

Empty plastic bottles are layered on top of eachother

Companies pledge to reduce plastic waste, but the burden falls to you

By Helen Bradshaw

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27

By Laura Baisas

Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest

By Laura Baisas

Dams show promise for sustainable food systems, but we should tread lightly

By Laura Baisas

Why you should throw away your non-stick pan the second it cracks

Why you should throw away your non-stick pan the second it cracks

By Carla Delgado

a small green desert shrub with small yellow buds at the tips

To save water, Arizona farmers are growing guayule for sustainable tires

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon

By Becki Robins / Undark

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes

By Carla Delgado