Environment
Tree-planting campaign raises $8 million in five days
Project Team Trees seeks to plant 20 million trees by 2020
South Africa is repaving its roads with recycled plastic milk bottles
A company developed a technology to fix the roads and deal with plastic waste
Plastic-hunting barge cleans up world’s rivers
The aim of the project is to clean 1.000 of the world's most polluted rivers
Why is it so hard to stop people dying from snakebite?
Around the world, thousands of people die every year from snakebite – and there’s not enough antivenom to go round. But even if we had the antivenom we needed, would...
Recycling plastic could become easier thanks to this new technology
A factory in France has created a process to recycle any plastic into any other plastic
Immune system could be altered for years after a wildfire
Tiny particles penetrate into the lungs and the bloodstream
Sea level rise could endanger three times more people than previously expected
About 110 million worldwide live below the high-tide level.
A unique tree could help soils remain fertile in the Amazon
The inga tree can grow in very poor soil and improve it
Growing demand for private jets challenges climate action
Companies and millionaires are expected to buy 8.000 new jets over the next decade
The healthiest food may also be the most sustainable one
A wider use of healthier diets could reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture
Trees and water: don’t underestimate the connection
Trees have extraordinary powers, especially when it comes to water. But such powers must be wielded with care.
Scientists have found a record-breaking 500-km-long mega lightning bolt
Credit: Pixabay. Some thunderstorms are so intense that the vivid lightning and crashes of thunder may keep you up at night. Here's a thought that will surely keep you awake...
Human encroachment on the world’s protected natural areas is increasing
Protected areas support the climate and wildlife -- it is our responsability to look after them properly.
Wind power has the potential to supply the world’s electricity needs 18 times over
Behind the growth of wind energy there’s the growing awareness of the climate crisis and political responses to environmental concerns, the report said.
Carbon capture could be worse than initially thought, study shows
Using carbon capture only reduces a small fraction of the emissions
Our earliest ancestors may have originated in southern Africa
A new study traced back our ancestral homeland to the south of the Zambezi river, just north of Botswana.
Germany’s Oktoberfest generated 10 times more methane emissions than Boston
The event emitted as much methane as Boston in the same period
Why Exxon is on trial in the US
The company is accused of lying to its investors over the future of the climate
People eat 80% less meat when there are more veggie options on the menu
This is the first study that investigated how rearranging a menu can influence meat-free meals.
Coca-Cola labeled once more as worst plastic polluter
Global audit found the company responsible for over 11,000 pieces of plastic collected during a full day cleanup.
