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12/20/21

How Maggots Are Helping Indonesia With Food Waste

These maggots are eating household leftovers, and their excrement can be used as compost to grow more food.

12/13/21

Listen to the Sounds of This Restored Coral Reef

If you listen close enough, you might be able to hear the ‘whooping, croaking, and growling’ that scientists say show a healthy, restored reef ecosystem

12/09/21

How Lightning Could Cut Methane Emissions of Cow Waste

Blasting cow waste with lightning could cut its methane emissions, according to Norwegian company N2 Applied.

12/02/21

Startup Creates Satellites to Monitor Global Greenhouse Gases Released

‘No one can hide from [using] fossil fuels’ — Watch how these satellites will monitor greenhouse gases released by countries around the world

11/24/21

This Plane Could Be the World’s Fastest All-Electric Vehicle

Rolls-Royce PLC, which is separate from the automobile brand manufactured by BMW, claims to have created the fastest electric vehicle in the world.

11/24/21

Australian Brewery Uses Algae to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Cheers to that 🍻 — This Australian brewery is using algae to reduce its carbon footprint

10/18/21

Inside a Category 4 Hurricane

For the first time ever, a remote-controlled ocean drone sailed into the eye of a category 4 hurricane to help researchers understand one of the most extreme weather conditions on Earth.

10/18/21

Jaden Smith Honored by UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability for Activism

Jaden Smith's latest project?

10/11/21

These Blankets Could Help Prevent Glaciers from Melting

What if we could save the glaciers with a blanket?

08/09/21

Company Works on Creating Hydrogen-Powered Planes

This aviation company is making zero-emission jet engines powered by hydrogen instead of jet fuel.

07/16/21

How Agroforestry Became a Family Affair for the Soares Family

Here’s how one family is making money off its land and restoring it at the same time

01/12/21

These Solar Panels Allow You To Generate Renewable Energy From the Sidewalk

Hungarian tech company Platio uses recycled plastic to build solar panels into pavements, which can power buildings and charge electronic devices