Dutch Visionary Helps Refugee Camp Recycling All of its Plastic Trash into New Products
Dutch visionary startup Precious Plastic allows anyone to start a plastic recycling business, even refugees camped in the northern Sahara.
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Facebook, Google, Stripe, Shopify Investing a Billion Dollars in Pre-Orders for Captured Carbon
Four of the biggest tech companies are uniting to expand carbon capture market to funnel big business investment into climate change action.
Long-Lost Medal Honoring Revolutionary War Hero Sells for Record-Breaking $1 Million
First created to honor Daniel Morgan, his original gold Comitia Americana was stolen, replaced, bought by JP Morgan, and now sold again.
Scientists Powering Tesla on 9,400-mile Journey With Rolled-up Printed Solar Panels
The scientists plan to cover 9,400 miles in 84 days of remoteness, scorching heat, dust, and a distinct lack of charging stations.
After US Declared Largest Woodpecker Extinct, New Evidence Supports Belief They Are Still Here
After more than 75 years without a scientific sighting, a team from the National Aviary believe they've found the ivory-billed woodpecker.
New Transistor Could Cut 5% of World's Digital Energy Use While Upgrading Memory Capacity
Replacing the silicon transistor means removing three-fourths of the transistors needed to store data, cutting Earth's energy usage by 5%.
French Town to Light its Streets With Bacteria Luminescence That Needs No Electricity
A French town has invested €100,000 in a company looking to replace LED street lighting with tubes of bioluminescent bactera.
'Radical' Solar Breakthrough Allows Energy to Now Be Stored for Up to 18 Years, Say Scientists
With this new device and method, Swedish sunlight was absorbed, stored in water, shipped to China, and converted to electricity.
Startup Designs Prefab Facades That Turn Energy-Sucking Buildings Into Power Providers
The panels which install in 20 minutes, were able to make the most inefficient buildings in Germany carbon-neutral.
Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India's Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers
The practice of "stubble burning" on India's farmlands are the major reason for her air pollution. This simple spray could solve that.
Preserved by Students for Years, WWII Internment Camp Becomes National Park
The Japanese-American interment camp of Amache has been maintained for decades by students, but is now a new National Historic Site.
Owl Immediately Adopts Two Rescue Chicks the Moment She Meets Them - After Her Own Eggs Failed
Luna, a tawny owl mom documented by the painter Robert E. Fuller, was video taped adopting a pair of rescue chicks the moment she sees them.