How will greener plastics move from lab to market?
Synthetic plastics have made many aspects of modern life cheaper, safer and more convenient. However, we have failed to figure out how to get rid of them after we use them.
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Sea turns red with blood after whale hunt in Faroe Islands
Images of a whale hunt in the Faroe Islands 200 miles north of Scotland have sparked renewed anger from conservationists and animal activists.
For the next big innovation for agriculture, think small
Western society looks at insects as vermin that lurk in the dark and spread disease.
Plogging: the latest urban fitness boom in China
"Plogging", an eco-friendly Scandinavian trend that quickly grew in popularity abroad, is hailed as the latest urban fitness boom in China under the label of "trash running".
Is vertical farming the future for agriculture or a distraction from other climate problems?
Vertical farming: eco-friend or foe? Well, the first thing to say — to invoke Jez from "Peep Show" — is that it is not pyramid selling.
Reversing global warming requires nothing short of a ‘total reorientation’
Headlines are heated this week in response to Monday’s publication of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, suggesting that we are perilously close to the tipping point for a "Hothouse Earth," in which natural feedback loops crank up the warming of the planet to disastrous levels.
What’s the value of a clean beach? Here’s how economists do the numbers
Millions of Americans head outdoors in the summer, whether for a day at a nearby lake or a monthlong road trip.
Earth at risk of becoming ‘hothouse’ if tipping point reached, report warns
Scientists are warning that a domino effect will kick if global temperatures rise more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, leading to "hothouse" conditions and higher sea levels, making some areas on Earth uninhabitable.
Europe’s heat record could be broken in Spain and Portugal
As Europe bakes in another heatwave, forecasters say the all-time temperature record could be broken in the coming days.
China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report
China's north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world's deadliest heatwave zone by the end of the century, scientists say.
