City Stories
A key challenge in this new Human Age is to lessen the ecological footprint of the world’s cities, even as their populations expand. The Anthropocene tells the stories about resilient urban coastal infrastructure, low carbon transportation systems, and nature-inspired architectural designs.
This Is Roquette Science
How computerized arugula (aka roquette) farms take over the world
This Is How Blockchain Could Upend the Grid
by allowing people to buy and sell energy in small increments from, and to, their neighbors
To make carbon taxes fairer and more effective, give people free green services rather than cash
A well designed carbon tax could reduce carbon emissions and poverty at the same time; A new study shows how.
After spending time around humans, animals lose their fear of predators
This has implications for a number of conservation initiatives from reintroductions to ecotourism.
To pay for green infrastructure, cities are turning stormwater into an economic resource
But clever new financing instruments come with their own risks
3D Printed Bricks
could be the building blocks of modern, sustainable architecture
How mass urbanization can be good for the climate
An analysis of China’s recent history overturns the conventional wisdom about the carbon cost of urbanization
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.
The insect apocalypse is more nuanced than it first appears
New work suggests that the countryside can support a lot of insects, but a small variety. Meanwhile, cities have less vegetation, but a bigger variety of habitats.
First of its kind study quantifies how tree shade can cancel urban heat island effect
The presence of 20 additional mature trees in one neighborhood could lower the temperature by 1.39 degrees
