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    The worm with a taste for polystyrene
    • Jun 9

    The worm with a taste for polystyrene

    A ‘superworm’ with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
    Powering computers with algae
    • May 15

    Powering computers with algae

    UK scientists have been using blue-green algae to power a small computer chip continuously for a year using just ambient light and water.
    Perth teenager upcycles discarded electronics
    • May 14

    Perth teenager upcycles discarded electronics

    Perth teenager fixes discarded technology from a house his family has turned into a community hub.
    Plastic-eating enzyme tackles landfill waste
    • Apr 26

    Plastic-eating enzyme tackles landfill waste

    A new enzyme variant created can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
    Switching from charcoal burning to beekeeping
    • Apr 18

    Switching from charcoal burning to beekeeping

    In eastern Rwanda, more and more charcoal burners are turning away from tree cutting and embracing beekeeping.
    Cultural burns helping to save threatened koalas
    • Apr 16

    Cultural burns helping to save threatened koalas

    The 2019–2020 bushfires saw the koala declared as endangered across most of eastern Australia. Now, cultural burns may help save them.
    Get a mood boost when doing something green
    • Mar 15

    Get a mood boost when doing something green

    Two-thirds of Brits say they enjoy the mood boost they get when doing something environmentally conscious.
    Timber building gets six green stars
    • Feb 9

    Timber building gets six green stars

    The University of Newcastle’s new Q Building has been certified with the first and highest possible Six Green Star in regional NSW.
    Turning coconuts into charcoal to save forests
    • Dec 2, 2021

    Turning coconuts into charcoal to save forests

    Young entrepreneur in Sierra Leone swaps wood-based charcoal for a substitute made from coconut scraps to help save forests.
    School aims for zero waste by 2025
    • Oct 1, 2021

    School aims for zero waste by 2025

    One 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.
    Bogota crowdsources better transport
    • Aug 6, 2021

    Bogota crowdsources better transport

    Residents of Colombia’s capital Bogota see their ideas directly added to plans to redesign a 23-km, car-choked major thoroughfare.
    The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic
    • May 11, 2021

    The world’s first ‘infinite’ plastic

    Recycling 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?
    School kids avert a flood
    • Mar 11, 2021

    School kids avert a flood

    When 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.
    London is rewilding and the natives are coming back
    • Jan 9, 2021

    London is rewilding and the natives are coming back

    The black redstart is one of Britain’s rarest birds. Thanks to rewinding, they are returning to London, including the heart of the city.
    Stopping the rubber meeting the road
    • Nov 18, 2020

    Stopping the rubber meeting the road

    The Tyre Collective wants to capture microplastic pollutants as they fly off the wheel as we drive.
    The power of body heat
    • Sep 8, 2020

    The power of body heat

    From 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.
    Kenya's elephant baby boom
    • Aug 13, 2020

    Kenya's elephant baby boom

    Amboseli National Park in Kenya is experiencing something of an elephant baby boom.
    Vermont bans food waste to landfill
    • Jul 14, 2020

    Vermont bans food waste to landfill

    People in the US state of Vermont can no longer simply toss their food waste in the landfill garbage bin.
    Turning smog into diamonds
    • May 31, 2020

    Turning smog into diamonds

    In Beijing, China, there’s a tower that sucks up smog, turns it into clean air, and turns the smog particles into diamonds.
    Making face masks out of ocean plastic
    • Apr 27, 2020

    Making face masks out of ocean plastic

    With face masks in high demand during Covid-19, one company has taken a greener approach to supplying the public with masks.
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