Can California eliminate gas cars?
More than 25 million cars cruise the roads in California, a testament to the state's love affair with driving. A tiny slice of those vehicles are electric or plug-in hybrid Read More...
These 10 cities are the most prepared for the future
Officials around the world are gathering all types of data — on traffic, pollution levels, and energy use — to make their cities safer, healthier, and more efficient. The definition of a smart city has recently broadened to include environmental Read More...
Huge carbon sink in minerals: New avenue for offsetting rising greenhouse gases
Soil holds more than three times the carbon found in the atmosphere, yet its potential in reducing atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and mitigating global Read More...
Engineers created a sewage treatment system that cleans water and generates power
Now this is what you call killing two birds with one stone. Engineers have come up with a device that generates electricity while cleaning wastewater. The off-grid device uses a technology that turns captured sewage into biogas, which can later be used to generate electricity. Regarded as a Read More...
This extraordinary Tesla can also be powered by hydrogen
A big debate amongst car enthusiasts is whether hydrogen fuel cell cars or electric plug-in cars are better, but what if you didn’t have to choose between either of them? A company in the Netherlands claims it has successfully added a hydrogen power source to a Tesla to effectively double the Read More...
In two years, Scotland will run only on renewable energy
Countries looking to transition to clean energy as quickly as possible should use Scotland as a model nation to follow. Over the past fifteen years, Scotland has gone from garnering 10 percent of its electricity from renewables to 60 percent. Now its on track to supply 100 percent of its Read More...
We could save oceans from plastic waste by focusing on these 10 rivers
Every year, millions of metric tons of plastic debris winds up in our oceans, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems. A recent study found that up to 95 percent of that plastic waste enters oceans through 10 different rivers around the world. This is an alarming prospect, but also a promising one as Read More...
Fasting from time to time can increase your lifespan
A new study from Harvard researchers has shown how fasting can increase lifespan, slow aging and improve health by altering the activity of mitochondrial networks inside our cells. Mitochondria are fundamental to the aging of cells, and the new research shows that fasting manipulates mitochondrial Read More...
Living in a dense city makes citizens healthier
Though cities can seem stressful, hectic, and potentially dangerous, there are certainly positives: they bring working, living and socializing closer together, cutting down on cars and car journeys, and promoting walking and active Read More...
Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases
Only statistical numbskulls would call it good news, but 2017 is set to be slightly less warm than the record-breaking 2016. Instead, it will merely be one of the three warmest years on record, and the hottest ever without an El Niño to Read More...