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These cities are better at enduring extreme heat. Here's what they're doing different

Blistering temperatures have returned to western Europe, as some countries like France enter into their third heat wave of the summer with temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), while more than 80% of the US…

04/08/2022

Greener pastures: Can ancient eco-engineering help fix our degraded landscapes?

Land management is one of the key issues facing the planet in the 21st century. As a result of climate change droughts are becoming longer and more intense and severe flooding is getting worse. Land degradation due to human activity and extreme…

23/07/2022

Kelp is on the way: Why we should all be eating seaweed

When most of us read the words "plant-based diet," we tend to think of foods such as kale salads and grain bowls or trendy meat replacements. But there is one nonmeat option that's gaining traction as the newest superfood: seaweed.

21/07/2022

This Hong Kong farm is using fish and blue lights to grow basil the size of your face

Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city, so it's not surprising that just 0.6% of its land is farmed. The city currently produces less than 2% of the fresh vegetables eaten there — but one agritech startup wants to change that.

20/07/2022

Growing a 150,000-hectare highway for the UK's insect 'commuters'

Imagine traveling vast distances through a barren wilderness without access to food or water. That's the challenging reality facing many flying insects in the UK.

06/07/2022

These 'flying' ferries could get you to work in half the time

Inhabitants of the Swedish capital, an archipelago of 14 islands connected by 57 bridges, have a long history of using watercraft to get around. With an estimated fleet of 756,000 leisure craft, Sweden's recreational boating sector is one of the…

29/06/2022

How psychedelic mushrooms may rewire the brain to ease depression

Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms -- everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul Stamets believes it's time for fans of psilocybin mushrooms to…

11/06/2022

The next holy grail for EVs: Batteries free of nickel and cobalt

Twenty-one years ago, Bart Riley and co-founders bet their short-lived company, A123 Systems, on batteries free of nickel and cobalt. They believed the battery technology offered several benefits for automakers in the then-nascent electric vehicle…

01/06/2022

Meet the guy who wants to help save the planet with thousands of buoys, seaweed and giant antacids

As a kid growing up on the Gulf of Maine, he'd jump from boat to boat on Portland docks humming with the kind of energy that once hauled hundreds of thousands of pounds of cod into port each day. "People were making money," Odlin wistfully told…

22/05/2022

He dropped out of school to learn robotics. Now he's teaching STEM across Ghana

Jonathan Kennedy Sowah says wherever he goes, he's always looking for a problem to solve. His latest mission is to help transform Ghana's approach to STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- and he believes he's found a solution.

18/05/2022

Autism is misunderstood. The 'We're Not Broken' author becomes a self-advocate to change that

Write about what you know. That's why Eric Garcia wrote his 2021 book, "We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation."

16/04/2022

Scientists say this new satellite is a game changer for tracking how our environment is changing

Space technology has long been used to help forecast weather, spot wildfires and aide scientists' understanding of the climate crisis. But this next-generation German satellite is being called a game changer for its ability to use more than 250…

15/04/2022