Archive for 2018
A young inventor sets out to clean up trash in the oceans
Ocean Cleanup is attempting to pull off what it bills "the largest cleanup in history."
The loss of tropical forests is helping drive climate change
Forests are a major front of action in the global fight against climate change, thanks to their unparalleled capacity to absorb and store carbon.
Rising CO2 levels will make crops less nutritious
A study indicates that crops such as rice and wheat will lose some of their nutritional value as a result of climate change.
A new phone battery could one day recharge itself on CO2
A lithium battery that soaks up carbon dioxide to power itself may soon be coming to a mobile phone near you.
Lego says it will eliminate plastic by 2030
Lego is synonymous with plastic. But one day that may change.
Pollution kills millions of people around the planet
Pollution kills more people worldwide than HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis combined.