Over 70% of the world’s aquifers could be tainted by 2100
Over 2.5 billion people depend on aquifers for fresh water, but rising seas and climate change are pushing saltwater into ...
Tag: sustainability
Baseball’s “rubbing mud” actually works — and science shows how
“It spreads like a skin cream and grips like sandpaper,” says
How wastewater could reduce our reliance on oil (and help with the global metal shortage)
Wastewater treatment plants could soon do more than just purify water — they could become hubs of industrial innovation.
What’s the deal with the purple track at the Paris Olympics? It has a secret ingredient
The colour choice is largely aesthetic but the material used is unique.
The Paris Olympics is the most vegetarian-friendly: 60% of options are meat-free
Paris is emphasizing sustainability and fighting the myth that you need meat for athletic performance.
Norway found Europe’s largest rare earths deposit in ancient volcano plumbing
China has a stranglehold on the global rare earths supply. Norway may loosen it.
Swiss researchers have found a way to make chocolate more nutritious and sustainable
Your favorite treat is about to become better for you and the planet.
Japan just built the world’s first wooden satellite and it’s a pretty big deal
Wood isn't the first material that comes to mind for building satellites. But it may be just what we need.
Researchers grow futuristic bacteria-based leather that dyes itself
It's plastic-free and vegan — and more sustainable than current alternatives.
Scientists turn food waste into plastic-free diapers and sanitary pads
Scientists turned agricultural waste into eco-friendly, sustaianble sanitary products.
Scientists zoom in on greener way to dye blue denim
It's like taking a million cars off the road.
Want to make your pet more sustainable? Try dry food
A dry diet can turn your pet into an energetic and environment friendly companion.
Science and art join hands to transition the world toward a sustainable future
A new report outlines the foundation for how science and art should work together to solve the world's most problematic ...
Overconsumption is the bane of sustainability, new study concludes
Technology alone won't solve our environmental problems.
Italy makes climate change lessons compulsory at schools
All schools will dedicate an hour a week to discussing the issue.
Embracing Sustainability in the Business World
Sustainability is a buzzword that’s thrown around a lot when it comes to being environmentally friendly, but it’s often overlooked ...
Fairly Tradeable: Corporate sustainability limited in both scope and outcome, analysis reveals
The good news is that consumer involvement is very effective in increasing sustainability.
Win-Win: Eat healthy for yourself but also for the environment
If you want to do the environment and yourself a favor, just eat healthily. There will be fewer emissions and ...
Eco-designer turns landfill waste into ‘plasma rock’ — a sustainable, all-purpose material
Landfill waste is given a second life by blasting it with plasma hotter than the sun. Now that's a project ...
Replacing half the meat we eat with edible insects could could save a third of the world’s farmlands
With 10 billion people soon on the horizon, eating meat is out of the question.
NASA is designing small away-from-home-ecosystems to make space exploration sustainable
Recycle everything!!!
Top chefs are using leftover food in Rio to feed the poor
Leftover food from the Olympic Village in Rio is being prepared by a group of international chefs and served to ...
What countries do the most good for the planet? The results are surprising
It's kind of strange that we often think about what countries are doing the most harm to the planet, but ...
Sustainable livestock requires pastures with shrubs and trees
It may seem like a shock for many people (especially those outside America) that it takes research to know livestock ...
In a Harvard speech, Al Gore explains we treat the sky as a ‘sewer’
Society treats the sky like an "open sewer" - pumping carbon waste into the air the same way it pumped ...
Architects reveal plan for China’s first self sufficient, carless city
Most people perceive China as a greatly polluted, overcrowded country, with little to no interest in renewable energy and a ...
Ikea to produce 100% renewable energy by 2020 – sets sustainable standard
I'm not necessarily a big fan of Ikea, but you have to admire this kind of initiative. The Swedish corporation ...
Puma replaces shoe box with reusable bags
I had some serious thought on whether to write this or not. It's not a paid post or anything, and ...
Huge sustainable plan in the Incheon Free Economic Zone will unite North and South Korea via world’s longest bridge
The leading architectural firm Foster + Partners has recently won an international competition in which companies where supposed to come ...
