Algae powers computer for a year using only light and water
Made of common, inexpensive, and non-toxic materials, an algae-powered battery could be a sustainable option for powering electronics
Forests might not be the climate saviors we are counting on
New research suggests trees in the future won’t get a big growth spurt from more CO2, and will die more in wildfires, droughts and insect outbreaks.
A 15-year snapshot of US diets reveals a gradual shift away from beef
US citizens are eating less animal-based products—and that’s driven a 35% decrease in dietary carbon emissions over 15 years.
It's time to upgrade not just our technology, but also our collective imagination.
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The Upcycled Car by Mark Harris
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Enhanced Rock Weathering by Dan Ferber
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How to Shrink the Carbon Footprint of Health Care by Sarah DeWeerdt
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Carbon Negative Construction by Lucy Wang
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Glacial Elevation Operations by Kim Stanley Robinson
Bottling Sunshine without Batteries
Turning sunlight into liquid fuels or hydrogen gas could address solar power’s biggest limitations
It’s an unsinkable idea
The concept of settling the high seas is back—this time as a sustainable answer to sea-level rise, with an impressive team and UN support.
Art That Delivers Clean Water & Power
An international competition challenges designers to show that clean energy production and dazzling public art can be one and the same
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We’re not out to scare people or to hand out rose-colored glasses. Rather, we’re forging a sophisticated middle ground: evidence-based journalism that puts the best science and innovations into the hands of those who can do the most with them.
Buy High, Sell Low
Like it or not, retreat from the coasts has begun. The only question left is whether it will be managed or chaotic.
Which European political parties have the most ambitious climate policies?
Spoiler: They are surprisingly similar in ambition—but they also all share the same blind spot.
How We Think about E-Waste Is in Need of Repair
China and Ghana are looking less and less like electronic wastebaskets and more and more like leaders in a powerful, informal green economy
The Future Will Not Be Dry
In a world of melting ice caps, storm surges, and tropical cyclones, the most resilient cities aren’t the ones that fight the water back—but the ones that absorb it.
David Quammen
What if evolution isn’t linear, as Charles Darwin proposed when he first sketched the tree of life?
Emily Anthes
Amphibious architecture responds to floods like ships to a rising tide, floating on the water’s surface.
Oliver Morton
The godlike powers of geoengineering irrevocably change the human’s relationship with Planet Earth.
Frances Cairncross
What is the optimal rollout of carbon taxes and research subsidies to speed up the transition to a low-carbon economy?
David Biello
Welcome to the brave new world of artificial intelligence for conservation.
Veronique Greenwood
The rise of fast fashion and the technology that needs to change to keep your clothes out of the garbage.
Fred Pearce
Some economies may be quietly, and surprisingly approaching a phenomenon economists call “peak stuff.
Akshat Rathi
What if we could transform cement from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge?
Ted Nordhaus
The climate change apocalypse problem
Andrew Revkin
The word “anthropocene” has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown
Vandana Singh
How might science fiction constructively contribute to the Human Age?
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