Buzz On: Urban Flower Strips Boost Bees & Bugs A new study shows that planting urban plots with wildflowers – so-called 'flower strips' – boosts biodiversity among bees, bugs…
Brownstone: Biosolid Boosting Makes Bricks Better We'll all be shi- er, producing bricks in a more sustainable manner with biosolids if an Australian environmental research team…
Air, Cleaner: Pilot Plant Economically Captures CO2 A Canadian-based clean energy company is economically employing Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to scrub CO₂ from the air and…
Climb 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 that’s strong…
Could Synthetic Organisms Save Nature from Extinction? Many a cautionary fictional tale has warned us about the potential dangers of ‘playing god,’ unleashing synthetic creatures that we…
Eco 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…
A 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, from wood to…
Hole Sweet Hole: Mind-Blowing Nesting Multiverse Theory Black holes have been the fuel for countless sci-fi stories. Part of their appeal is that we understand so little…
Urban Ruins: Abandoned Building Houses Architecture Academy An abandoned five-story apartment building in Taipei, Taiwan is the unlikely setting for an unusual learning experience. It is the…
Green 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 the…