The Anthropocene already exists in our heads
Even if it’s now officially not a geological epoch.
The Anthropocene already exists in our heads
Issue 7 Stories
Why is it so hard to change our clothes?
Why is it so hard to change our clothes?
You really are never going to feel the same way about your plastic disposable water bottle as you do about your clothes.
Geothermal Power Anywhere
Geothermal Power Anywhere
Heat percolates upward from the Earth’s core everywhere in the world. So why can’t it be tapped everywhere, too?
How to jumpstart a market for a product that doesn’t yet exist
How to jumpstart a market for a product that doesn’t yet exist
An economic tool that brought the world life-saving vaccines could now unlock billions for carbon removal.
Dwindling biodiversity might make you sick.
Dwindling biodiversity might make you sick.
In a sweeping new global analysis, scientists set out to find which environmental factors most increased or decreased infections. One clear answer: biodiversity loss.
Scientists add a new twist to the many afterlives of coffee grounds: Toxic cleanup
Scientists add a new twist to the many afterlives of coffee grounds: Toxic cleanup
In a new study, coffee grounds soaked up 70% of bentazone, an agricultural herbicide that pollutes global waterways.
Engineers create dissolving circuit boards that can be recycled over and over again
Engineers create dissolving circuit boards that can be recycled over and over again
Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste problem in the world. Instead of burning it to recover gold and copper, this new method separates the components for reuse.
Researchers hit on an unexpected tool to extract 80% of protein from beer waste: microwaves
Researchers hit on an unexpected tool to extract 80% of protein from beer waste: microwaves
Spent barley, which amounts to 36.4 million tons of landfill waste each year, could provide an alternative to meat protein—and simultaneously tackle food waste.
Waterhouse Down
Waterhouse Down
A reporter visits the first subsea condominiums off the Great Barrier Reef in 2083. But what happens when the environment turns less pacific?