In Major Victory for the Environment, Germany Bans Single-Use Plastic and Styrofoam
Bills coming out of the German parliament include a planned 15-year exit from coal power and bans on plastic straws and single-use styrofoam containers.
Bills coming out of the German parliament include a planned 15-year exit from coal power and bans on plastic straws and single-use styrofoam containers.
Plans for building a climate-resiliant nation, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, have led to a GDP rise by 9% for the Caribbean island of Dominica.
Owners of State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise, are turning their venue into a polling and voting location for the city during COVID-19
Robotics engineers in Hong Kong have developed a prosthetic eye that could restore sight to hundres of millions of people, and even improve the human eye.
Using CRISPR to alter the genetics of astrocytes in mice, researchers hope they've discovered how to regenerate neurons in patients with Parkinsons disease.
Victoria Gray, the first patient to be treated for Sickle Cell Disease with the gene editing technique CRISPR is thriving a year after her treatment.
In a major boon to a persecuted species, 20 cross-fostered Mexican wolf pups have been successfully introduced into wild wolf packs in Arizona and New Mexico.
The Liceu Opera Hall in Barcelona is hosting the Concert for Biocene-a performance of Puccini's "Chrysanthemums" to 2,292 potted plants.
Organizations in France, Holland, and Belgium are planting tiny forests with the famous "Miyawaki method" of reforestation to help restore biodiversity.
The Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and providing billions for park maintenance backlog.
Atelopus mindoensis, the mindo harlequin toad unseen since the 1980s has been rediscovered in ecudaor, suggesting they may have overcome a chytrid epidemic.
Austrian farmer and botanist Wolfgang Palme discovered how to grow crops in winter-and now he's helping other communities grow their own winter produce.