Latest Sustainability Stories
Plugging methane leaks could open up thousands of jobs in Texas
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
Dirty diapers could be recycled into cheap, sturdy concrete
Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.
This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators
Get ready for the world’s first permanent EV-charging road
Satellites traced super methane plumes to Turkmenistan’s gas fields
Why you barely see electric vehicles at car dealerships
How a 14-year-old kid became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
How the US is fighting wealth disparities in climate action
Recycling plants spew a staggering amount of microplastics
How sustainable fashion can support factory workers’ rights
How 2,000-year-old soil could be a lifeline for the Amazon rainforest
Europe’s fourth biggest airport plans to ban private jets
Urban water crises often boil down to classism
Inside Microsoft’s surprising push for a right to repair law—and why it matters
What California’s weird winter means for its water problems
A decommissioned nuclear plant may roar back to life in Michigan
It’s OK to crack jokes about climate change
NEMO unfurls its first recyclable sleeping bag
Tinkering with wood turned an insulator into a tree transistor
Could aquifers store renewable thermal energy?
Climate change forces cities to rethink planting trees
How to make washing machines shed less microplastics
Young kids learn the realities of climate change in forest schools
A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
Is growing weed sustainable? The answer is complicated.
Ancient Maya masons had a smart way to make plaster stronger
The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon
Some coastal critters are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Blue carbon is a natural climate solution with big potential
Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents
Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’
What happens when a tree dies?
At 441,000 pounds and 192 feet underwater, this is the world’s deepest wind turbine
Proposed vehicle emissions standards would be America’s toughest yet
In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker
Set your computer to turn on and off on a schedule
How big banks can make real progress against climate change
For the first time, renewable energy generation beat out coal in the US
Dehydrating food can save you money and reduce waste
Levi’s claimed using AI models will boost company’s sustainability and diversity
Scientists made a woolly mammoth meatball, but don’t grab your fork yet
Tiny, fast lasers are unlocking the mysteries of photosynthesis
Our bottled water habit stands in the way of universal clean drinking water
Some ‘recycled’ product claims are mostly garbage
Super Glue could make it easier to recycle plastic
The US inches closer to protecting 30 percent of all its lands and oceans
The coolest way to keep food cold without electricity
We’re shipping twice as much plastic to developing nations than accounted for
Scientists have a vision for sustainable, biodegradable glass
The US might finally regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Paleo and keto diets aren’t great for you or the planet, study says
Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help
Your poop is useful. Meet the father-son team creating ‘humanure.’
Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design
A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida’s beaches
Toilet paper may be a major source of ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater
Ecologists have declared war on this popular decorative tree
Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays
Travel more sustainably with a DIY zero-waste toiletry kit
How to use the power of mushrooms to improve your life
The ‘High-Seas Treaty’ to protect marine life in the open ocean finally makes progress
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