Jun 9The worm with a taste for polystyreneA ‘superworm’ with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
May 15Powering computers with algaeUK scientists have been using blue-green algae to power a small computer chip continuously for a year using just ambient light and water.
May 14Perth teenager upcycles discarded electronicsPerth teenager fixes discarded technology from a house his family has turned into a community hub.
Apr 26Plastic-eating enzyme tackles landfill wasteA new enzyme variant created can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
Apr 18Switching from charcoal burning to beekeepingIn eastern Rwanda, more and more charcoal burners are turning away from tree cutting and embracing beekeeping.
Apr 16Cultural burns helping to save threatened koalasThe 2019–2020 bushfires saw the koala declared as endangered across most of eastern Australia. Now, cultural burns may help save them.
Mar 15Get a mood boost when doing something greenTwo-thirds of Brits say they enjoy the mood boost they get when doing something environmentally conscious.
Feb 9Timber building gets six green starsThe University of Newcastle’s new Q Building has been certified with the first and highest possible Six Green Star in regional NSW.
Dec 2, 2021Turning coconuts into charcoal to save forestsYoung entrepreneur in Sierra Leone swaps wood-based charcoal for a substitute made from coconut scraps to help save forests.
Oct 1, 2021School aims for zero waste by 2025One school in Mount Gambier, South Australia, wants to be zero waste by 2025 and off-grid by 2030. This is what they’re doing with plastic.
Aug 6, 2021Bogota crowdsources better transportResidents of Colombia’s capital Bogota see their ideas directly added to plans to redesign a 23-km, car-choked major thoroughfare.
May 11, 2021The world’s first ‘infinite’ plasticRecycling plastic usually means turning the waste into new plastic. But what if it could be turned back into the oil from which it was made?
Mar 11, 2021School kids avert a floodWhen a high school class noticed an urban design flaw in need of a fix — and no one would fix it — they decided to do something about it.
Jan 9, 2021London is rewilding and the natives are coming backThe black redstart is one of Britain’s rarest birds. Thanks to rewinding, they are returning to London, including the heart of the city.
Nov 18, 2020Stopping the rubber meeting the roadThe Tyre Collective wants to capture microplastic pollutants as they fly off the wheel as we drive.
Sep 8, 2020The power of body heatFrom a metro station in Paris to a large shopping mall in the US, human body heat is being tapped to provide warmth in the depths of winter.
Aug 13, 2020Kenya's elephant baby boomAmboseli National Park in Kenya is experiencing something of an elephant baby boom.
Jul 14, 2020Vermont bans food waste to landfillPeople in the US state of Vermont can no longer simply toss their food waste in the landfill garbage bin.
May 31, 2020Turning smog into diamondsIn Beijing, China, there’s a tower that sucks up smog, turns it into clean air, and turns the smog particles into diamonds.
Apr 27, 2020Making face masks out of ocean plasticWith face masks in high demand during Covid-19, one company has taken a greener approach to supplying the public with masks.