People are drinking a lot of nanoplastic particles with bottled water
Your fancy bottled water is not as pure as you would hope
Environment articles
Amazon's sustainability push now includes on-site hydrogen production to fuel forklifs
The company aims to reach net-zero carbon by 2040
Beat the heat: innovative solar-powered clothing acts as personal air conditioning
As the world gets hotter, we need more solutions for staying cool
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit a record high in 2023
We're almost certain to overshoot the 1.5C target of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Advocacy groups urge Biden to address generative AI's environmental impact and misinformation risks
They say his executive order doesn't go far enough
Generative AI services are truly spectacular energy-wasting machines, says research
After literature and arts, will generative AI finally kill the planet?
Next-gen air conditioning: new electrocaloric material could replace harmful refrigerants
A new, performing solution to the issue of environmentally unfriendly air conditioning systems
Intel has a new plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions during chip manufacturing
Forward-looking: Chip making is a dirty, polluting business, with companies exploiting dangerous chemicals and producing huge amounts of CO2 to turn sand into technological wonders. Intel has published a new plan that aims to effectively tackle the environmental issue – at least when it comes to gas emissions.
Marc Andreessen publishes manifesto: slowing down AI development is murder, population can expand to 50 billion
Andreessen rages against sustainability, social responsibility, and risk management
AI energy demands could soon match the entire electricity consumption of Ireland
If Google implements the tech into every single search
Shell is using Fortnite and social media to promote fossil fuels among younger people
Who cares about the environment when you have a cool Fortnite map?
Swiss glaciers are melting at alarming rate, losing 10% volume in just two years
The findings have been described as "catastrophic"
Antarctica experienced the sharpest heatwave ever seen on Earth last year, researchers say
Climate change impact likely minimal, but could rise to dangerous levels in the future
Noctalgia: Astronomers new term to describe the emotional impact of light pollution
Goodbye darkness, my old friend
Earth is now outside most of the "planetary boundaries" under which human civilization emerged
Six areas at risk of creating conditions modern civilizations have never experienced
Microsoft plans to capture carbon using crushed limestone
Removed carbon could be used for concrete
Cooling vests see hot demand as global temperatures rise
The garments are becoming a necessity for many people
July 2023 was the Earth's hottest month on record as more regions feel the effects of global warming
The world is getting hotter by the day, with no immediate respite in sight
Water-soluble circuit boards promise a drastic reduction in e-waste
Core components can be recovered and reused
Antarctic sea ice levels are declining faster than ever
A "five-sigma" event which could spell doom for the future of our planet
Sugar-fueled flow battery could transform renewable energy storage
"We cannot always dig the Earth for new materials"
Mycorrhizal fungi help a third of all fossil fuel emissions get absorbed into soil
Why it matters: The mycelial underground network of mycorrhizal fungi helps store a huge amount of carbon dioxide in the soil. So much, in fact, that scientists are studying a way to exploit the fungi's capabilities to mitigate environmental issues brought by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Researchers discover how to harvest electricity from humid air using nearly any material
Think of it as a man-made mini cloud
SeaChange is a new technology designed to capture carbon dioxide using ocean water
Maybe the best answer to climate change is in the watery part of our planet
Wind and solar power generation hit record highs last year, providing 12% of global electricity
"A turning point in the world's transition to clean power"