Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
01/04/2022
Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021
The Chinese capital Beijing met state air quality standards for the first time last year, officials said on Tuesday, a milestone lauded by experts, who also warned that pollution remained high in one of the world's most populous cities.
01/03/2022
From windows to jackets to furniture, solar power is being totally revolutionized
In January 2021, five craftswomen from Mozambique and three designers from The Netherlands came together in Linga Linga–a tiny peninsula in Mozambique–for a three-week design residency. It resulted in two prototypes: a lampshade that lights up in the dark, and a small handbag that charges a phone.
12/13/2021
Reweaving the wild
Human roads have utterly fragmented the world of wild animals but the engineering to reconnect the pieces is in our grasp.
01/06/2022
‘Great Blue Wall’ aims to ward off looming threats to western Indian Ocean
Ten nations in the western Indian Ocean committed this November to create a network of marine conservation areas to hasten progress toward the goal of protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030.
01/06/2022
Crypto cannot easily be painted green
A tricky question for mainstream investors in 2022: can you dabble in digital gold without getting your hands dirty?
01/04/2022
Wildlife Rangers Use AI to Predict Poachers’ Next Moves
Rangers protecting threatened wildlife in Cambodia are using artificial intelligence to predict poachers’ next moves.
01/04/2022
Embracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to floating homes
Faced with worsening floods and a shortage of housing, the Netherlands is seeing growing interest in floating homes.
01/06/2022
What Could Go Right? Passing the Omicron peak
Plus, Michigan fixes gerrymandering, the US bans surprise medical bills, and more
01/06/2022
Stilbruch: Hamburg’s city-run department store for recycled goods
With momentum from the repair and reuse movement at its back, this "IKEA for waste" is pushing back against throwaway culture.
12/28/2021
Antarctic oceanographers use seals to conduct research in areas unreachable by humans
Oceanographers are using seals to investigate Antarctic continental shelves, which are virtually unreachable by ship because they are covered with landfast ice.
01/03/2022
3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
If we believed our own rhetoric about the climate crisis, support for nuclear would be much higher.
01/04/2022