Best Practices
A robot inspired by a snail could help clean up microplastics
The robot imitates the undulating motion of the snails's underside to drive water surface flow and suck in floating particles.
Pesky shipworms could become a sustainable superfood
Naked Clams taste like oysters, they're highly nutritious and they can be produced with a really low footprint.
‘Climate-smart cows’ could yield plenty more milk in Africa
"We wanted to develop a high health-status herd in the U.S. so we could export their genetics anywhere in the world."
Marine mammals live longer in zoos thanks to better animal care
Life expectancy in four studied marine mammal species has increased by over three times in zoos and aquariums.
Bacteria can help us eliminate plastic waste from the seas
We need to tackle plastic pollution by developing creative new technologies to deal with it.
The Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet
Feeding a growing world population has been a serious concern for decades, but today there are new causes for alarm.