environmentBuzz On: Urban Flower Strips Boost Bees & Bugs
A new study shows that planting urban plots with wildflowers – so-called 'flower strips' – boosts biodiversity…
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environmentBrownstone: Biosolid Boosting Makes Bricks Better
We'll all be shi- er, producing bricks in a more sustainable manner with biosolids if an Australian environmental…
energyAir, Cleaner: Pilot Plant Economically Captures CO2
A Canadian-based clean energy company is economically employing Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to scrub CO₂…
animalsClimb Like a Gecko: Biomimicry Enables Extremely Sticky Adhesive
The biomechanics of a gecko’s toes have made it possible for researchers to create an incredibly sticky adhesive…
Nature & EcosystemsCould Synthetic Organisms Save Nature from Extinction?
Many a cautionary fictional tale has warned us about the potential dangers of ‘playing god,’ unleashing…
artEco Fabric: 14 Strange and Amazing Textile Innovations
Relying on polluting textile materials like cotton and polyester may become a thing of the past as a new range of…
architectureA Constructive Concept: Growing Germs to Wire the Desert
The search for sustainable building materials has led us through all kinds of natural and man-made substances,…
natureUrban Ruins: Abandoned Building Houses Architecture Academy
An abandoned five-story apartment building in Taipei, Taiwan is the unlikely setting for an unusual learning…
natureGreen Your Mind: South Korea’s Ecosystem Research Utopia
Studying and learning about the world we live in is a priority for scientists across many disciplines, and having…
